Beyond cricket On 1 August 2015, Dilshan and fellow Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan were appointed as the brand ambassadors for the Presidential Task Force to combat kidney disease by the President Maithripala Sirisena. Politics Dilshan publicly displayed his support to Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 Presidential Election. He did so by welcoming Mahinda Rajapakse to Maharagama for an election rally. In 2018, Dilshan announced that he had joined Mahinda Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party. In 2018, Dilshan praised the president, Maithripala Sirisena for deciding to implement the Death penalty for drug traffickers. "Not only for drugs, it should be implemented for child abuse and rape cases", he said, adding that the decision should have been made a long time ago. International records and achievements Tests He has the highest score scored in Lord's Cricket Ground by a Sri Lankan, where he scored 193 runs in 2013. Highest partnership for the fifth wicket – 280 by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera against Bangladesh in 2005. Only Sri Lankan to scored centuries in both innings in his 50th Test. First successful challenger of an umpiring decision. One-Day Internationals Second Sri Lankan to have 3 ODI centuries above 150, after Sanath Jayasuriya, where he has 4 scores above 150 in ODIs. Highest individual score for Sri Lanka without hitting a six – Dilshan scored 161* with only 22 fours against Bangladesh. This was a world record set in 2015 and was eventually surpassed by David Warner in 2016 which included 24 fours. But Dilshan's innings of 161* still remains the longest World Cup innings without hitting a six. Most runs by a subcontinent batsman in an ODI Tri-series away from home. Dilshan achieved this feat during CB Series in Australia 2011/12, where he scored 513 runs. Most ODI runs by any batsman since the age of 35. – He has scored 4,674 ODI runs after 35 years of age. Most runs as an opener for Sri Lanka in a calendar year – 1207 runs by Dilshan in the year 2015. Twenty20 Internationals Highest run scorer for Sri Lanka – Dilshan has scored 1,889 runs in 80 matches with average 28.19. He is second in the list of all time at the retirement. Highest individual score in T20I by a Sri Lankan – Dilshan scored 104* against Australia in 2011. He has the most catches in T20Is by a Sri Lankan –