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Classy and elegant, Mahela Jayawardena is one of Sri Lanka’s all-time greats. His international career started in 1997 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 marked his fifth appearance at the ...
May 20, 2024 · Of late, certain reports have suggested that names of Gautam Gambhir, and Mahela Jayawardene were doing the rounds of being India’s head coach, who would be appointed from July 1, 2024 to ...
Mahela Jayawardene opens up on Rohit Sharma's role at MI and captaincy transition. While the decision only seemed logical, given Rohit's age and dwindling batting numbers, and was much expected ...
Nov 13, 2023 · This letter, penned by Mahela Jayawardene to Aravinda de Silva after the latter was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, was released by the ICC.
Mahela Jayawardene is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been described as one of the best batsmen produced by the country. Jayawardene was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in Tests, after fellow Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara surpassed him, and Mahela has scored 35 centuries.
Jayawardene is known for his fielding skills in the 30-yard circle. Cricinfo released a report in 2005, which showed that since 1999 Worl Cup, he had affected the most number of run-outs in ODIs. Statistics also revealed that “c Jayawardene b Muralitharan” was the most common bowler-fielder combination in the history of Test cricket.
Jul 18, 2014 · Mahela Jayawardene, that prince of batsmen, has announced his retirement from Test cricket. We knew this day would come, but like with the passing of a venerable patriarch, anticipated with a ...
