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Mahela is the first player in the history of Sri Lankan cricket to score over 10,000 Test runs and is also the second Sri Lankan player to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs after Sanath Jayasuriya. Mahela Jayawardene currently serves as the Chairman of Sri Lanka National Sports Council.
A prolific, elegant and utterly classy batsman with a huge appetite for runs, and a calm yet authoritative captain - those are the qualities that best describe Mahela Jayawardene.
Mahela Jayawardene, a masterful technician oozing class, has been the lynchpin of the Sri Lankan batting line-up for the last decade and more. He heralded a seamless transition to the new era of...
2 days ago · Jayawardene had signed a one-year extension contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in January 2024. But with Cricket consultant Sanath Jayasuriya's role having some overlaps with his role, Mahela ...
Sep 14, 2022 · Mahela Jayawardene has taken up a broader role at Mumbai Indians, as the franchise's global head of performance. In his new position, Jayawardene will oversee the coaching and scouting at all the...
Mahela Jayawardene is regarded as one of the best players of his generation. In spite of his numerous achievements, he remains the most down-to-earth characters of the game and is an idol for Sri...
2 days ago · Cricketer-turned-coaches Mahela Jayawardene and Chris Silverwood resigned from their positions as Consultant Coach and Head Coach, respectively, following the T20 World Cup 2024 debacle. Sri Lanka won just one out of their four T20 World Cup group stage matches. The Lankan Lions began their campaign with back-to-back crushing defeats at the hands of South Africa and Bangladesh. Their third group stage match against Nepal was called off due to rain without a ball being bowled, resulting in ...
Nov 13, 2021 · One of the great batters to ever play the game, Sri Lanka’s Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardena set new standards in both Test and white-ball cricket, playing 652 times for his country in a remarkable 18-year career.
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 tournament.
May 27, 2020 · The best of Mahela Jayawardene: His top Test innings. Jayawardene is the owner of many Sri Lankan batting records. In an international career spanning 149 Tests over 17 years, he accrued 11,814 runs with 34 centuries, figures surpassed only by Kumar Sangakkara among Sri Lankans.
