Niroshan Dickwella is a Sri Lankan cricketer who made his Test debut against South Africa in 2014. He has been fined and reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct on several occasions, including during the 2017 T20I against Australia and the 2021 tour of England. Dickwella has a net worth of $5 million and is a top order batsman. He has also represented several domestic cricket clubs, including the Sri Lanka U19, Kandurata Warriors, and the Southern Express.
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 54 | 96 | 2757 | 4148 | 96 | 30.98 | 66.47 | 7 | 304 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 52 | 1604 | 1717 | 116 | 31.45 | 93.42 | 1 | 186 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 28 | 27 | 480 | 366 | 68 | 18.46 | 131.15 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | B | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 54 | 55 | 28 | 0 |
| Innings | 96 | 52 | 27 | 0 |
| Runs | 2757 | 1604 | 480 | 0 |
| BF | 4148 | 1717 | 366 | 0 |
| HS | 96 | 116 | 68 | 0 |
| AVG | 30.98 | 31.45 | 18.46 | 0 |
| SR | 66.47 | 93.42 | 131.15 | 0 |
| Not Out | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4s | 304 | 186 | 61 | 0 |
| 6s | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 50s | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 54 | 55 | 28 | 0 |
| Innings | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| B | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wkts | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| AVG | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Econ | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| SR | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bbi | - | - | -/- | -/- |
| Bbm | - | - | -/- | -/- |
| 5w | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | - | - | 0 | 0 |
In July 2014, on his Test debut, he was fined 10% of the match fees for claiming unfair catch.
During the fourth ODI against South Africa on 7 February 2017, Dickwella had a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada and was fined, along with gaining three demerit points. On 21 February 2017, Dickwella was suspended for two limited over matches, after a Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park. He was fined 30% of his match fees and was given two more demerit points.
In July 2017, Dickwella was fined 30 percent of his match fee and received two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. during the ODI against Zimbabwe.
On 28 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suspended Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka after they breached the team’s bio-secure bubble during Sri Lanka’s tour of England. All three players were seen in the city centre of Durham, with SLC sending them all back home ahead of the ODI matches. In July 2021, following the outcome of the incident, Dickwella was suspended from playing in international cricket for one year. Sri Lanka Cricket agreed to lift the ban early, rescinding the punishment in January 2022.
| Cricketer | Kusal Perera, sachin Tendulkar |
| Sports | Cricket and football |
| Destination | New work |
| Colour | Black |
Nondescripts Cricket Club
5ft 9in
Dickwella is a top order batsman
