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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.
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.
- Male
- June 27, 1977
- Sri Lanka
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...
- May 27, 1977
- Sri Lankan
- 5 ft 7 in (1. 70 m)
Mahela Jayawardene Height, Weight, Age, Family, Wife, Biography & More. • Jayawardene's highest test score of 374 against South Africa is the highest by a right-hand batsman in the history. • He is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs.
- Maiya
- Sri Lankan Cricketer (Batsman)
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 is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who used to be a right-handed batter. Just two days before, he was in fifth place in the most runs in ODIs. Virat Kohli ’s scored 166 runs, and now Mahela Jayawardene is in sixth place.
Full Name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene. Age 47. Date of Birth 27 May 1977. Birthplace Colombo. Batting Style Right Handed Bat. Bowling Style Right-Arm Medium. Career Debuts. ODI Debut 24 January 1998. T20I Debut 15 June 2006. Test Debut 02 August 1997. Player Story.
