Sussex signs Dilshan for Twenty20 competition

Question

Sussex has signed Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan – he of the scoop over the wicketkeeper’s head - as an overseas player for the 2010 Friends Provident t20. He’s expected to be available for the start of the competition, international commitments permitting.

Answer 1

Dilshan has an international Twenty20 strike rate of 129, and average approaching 32. His addition to the Sussex line-up is a massive coup for the side.