Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Duvindu Tillekaratne, the son of former Sri Lanka captain and Test batsman Hashan, has come of age as he plucked a rich haul of 61 wickets at the concluded inter club Premier championships while playing for the Burgher Recreation Club (BRC).

Tillekaratne played in just nine matches for an average of 19.06 for the 61 scalps as he outsmarted the big names on the domestic set-up with his slow left arm orthodox spinners and has put himself on course to come under the microscope of the selectors.

"I feel very happy and satisfied with the way things have worked for me this season and this should boost my confidence to do better. It gave me a new experience," the soft spoken Tillekaratne told the Sunday Observer in an int...