Dinesh Chandimal Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriends, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal
Nickname	Chandi
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 1 June 2010 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Test- 26 December 2011 against South Africa at Kingsmead, South Africa T20- 30 April 2010 against New Zealand at Providence Stadium, Guyana
Jersey Number	#36 (Sri Lanka) #17 (IPL)
Domestic/State Teams	Nondescripts Cricket Club (2009-Present) Ruhuna (2010-Present) Rajasthan Royals (2012) Chittagong Vikings (2017)
Favourite Shots	Cover-Drive and Pull-Shot
Records (main ones)	• In 2009, he captained his school team and scored 1,580 runs beside leading his school side to 13 consecutive victories. It was the first time in Sri Lankan school history that someone had crossed the 1,000 run mark with the bat as well as captained his side so successfully and won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award. • Having scored a century against India in 2010 in Harare, Dinesh became the youngest Sri Lankan to score a ton. • In 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against Australia in Sydney, he scored 50 off 22 balls; this was the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman in Cricket World Cup history.
Career Turning Point	His maiden ODI Ton against India in Harare fixed him in National Team.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 November 1989 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	35 Years
Birthplace	Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Hometown	Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
College/University	Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
Religion	Buddhist
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Traveling
Controversy	In June 2018, while playing against West Indies, Chandimal was charged with ball-tampering by ICC. Later, he denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket in place of applying the artificial substance to the ball.
Girls, Affairs & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Ishika Jayasekara
Marriage Date	1 May 2015
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ishika Jayasekara
Parents	Father- Name not known Mother- Name not known
Siblings	Brothers- 3 Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Sanath Jayasuriya
Favourite Foods	Coconut Sambal, Fried Dry Anchovy Sprats, Fish, Steamed Jackfruit
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	$125,000 a year (as in 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dinesh Chandimal

Does Dinesh Chandimal smoke?: Not Known

Does Dinesh Chandimal drink alcohol?: Not Known

On 26 December 2004, when Chandimal was just 14, his Balapitiya house was devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami tragedy.

Chandimal still goes to Balapitiya often to memorize the tragic incident which devastated his family.

When he was in his teens, he began his cricket career in school.

In 2008, Chandimal was appointed the captain of the school’s first eleven, which he led in 13 outright wins in a season.

During the 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, Rajasthan Royals bought him for $50,000 but, he did not show up in any match.

In March 2018, Chandimal was named as the captain of the Colombo squad for the Super Four Provincial Tournament.

Chandimal holds the joint record for taking the most number of catches in a single T20I as a fielder (4) along with Ajinkya Rahane, Darren Sammy, Corey Anderson, Peter Borren, and Babar Hayat.