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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...
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.
Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene (Sinhala: දෙනගමගේ ප්රබෝත් මහේල ද සිල්වා ජයවර්ධන; born 27 May 1977) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen from Sri ...
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.
Mahela Jayawardene is one of the most known faces in international cricket, popular more for his captaincy skills. Adding to this, his effortless batting skills made him a gem of the Sri Lanka ...
Right Handed Batsman. 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...
May 23, 2019 · Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene previews the Lions’ campaign in England and Wales; Jayawardene reflects on Sri Lanka’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup win back in 1996 and how it impacted in the country
Mar 31, 2012 · You need to have a game plan and ensure your bowlers stick to it. Sometimes it will work and sometimes it won't. I hadn't captained the team for a long time and touring Australia...
Sep 14, 2022 · “An authoritative captain and a prolific batsman of his generation – Mahela Jayawardene will take charge of Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season (2017) of Indian Premier League.” The above is a press release sent out by Mumbai on 14 December 2016, officially announcing Jayawardene as the successor of Ricky Ponting.
