Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara (Sinhala: ????? ???????; born 22 July 1982) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played for the Sri Lanka national cricket team, in test, one-day, and t20 cricket.
He is regarded as one of the best swing bowlers in the world by many critics.
He ranked number one in the ODI bowlers rankings on 11 March 2009 and remained in that position until 26 September 2009, becoming the only Sri Lankan to achieve this feat.
He was educated at Bandaranayake College, Gampaha.
In June 2016, he retired from Test cricket to play limited overs cricket.
In July 2019, he announced his retirement from international cricket.
The third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 31 July 2019 was dedicated to Kulasekara.
and it included a celebratory ceremony at the end of the match to honour his cricketing service .