Mahela Jayawardene, a masterful technician oozing class, has been the lynchpin of the Sri Lankan batting line-up for the last decade and more.
Born on May 27, 1977, in Colombo, Jayawardene drove his team to success through both his acumen as a captain and his class as a batsman.
Mahela Jayawardene Wife, Career, Record, Stat Height and Many More Mahela Jayawardene (Denagamage Probot Mahela de Silva Jayawardene) is a former Srilankan Cricketer and also now he is the Sri Lankan cricket coach (2019).Mahela Jayawardhan was a key member of the Sri Lankan team in […] 40 Years old Mahela Jayawardene (as in 2019), Height & Weight Not Available. Subscribe to updates Unsubscribe from updates . He retired from Tests in August 2014 and from ODIs in 2015.He is currently the coach for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Height 5 ft 7 in (1. 2. Jayawardene was a captain for his school Under-13 side, and because of his good performance there, he made his debut in 1995 for Sinhalese Sports Club. He is the first Sri Lankan and third overall to score hundreds in all forms of the game. Mahela Jayawardene is one of the most known faces in international cricket, popular more for his captaincy skills. View details that no one tells you about.
He has a test cricket aver… He made his debut in international cricket in 1997 in a Test match between India and Sri Lanka in which he scored 66 runs and the team total was a world record score of 952/6.He made his ODI debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe, but could play just one delivery.He was dropped from Sri Lanka squad in 2003 because of his lack of form in the ODIs. Mahela Jayawardene Physical Stats and Age. And Finally. He currently resides in Colombo. Jayawardene however relinquished his captaincy in 2009 following an ODI against India in February 2009.He resumed his captaincy in 2012 in Test against England where he scored 180, his 21st Test ton.Jayawardene holds the record of scoring 374 against South Africa in 2006 in Test match which is the highest individual score in Tests for a Sri Lankan, a record which stands unbroken by any other Sri Lankan player.Jayawardene was involved in the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket, when he put on 624 runs with Kumar Sangakkara in the same match. The first Sri Lankan cricketer to score over 10,000 runs, he was named ICC’s Best International Captain of the Year in 2006. Among the various records which he holds, he is the second highest run-getter for Sri Lanka in ODIs and Test cricket with 12,650 runs and 11,814 runs respectively to his name. He achieved this feat on 21 February 2009 by scoring his maiden Test century against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. Sri Lanka made its way to the finals in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup under his captaincy. A year later, when Kumar Sangakkara retired at the same ground in a home series against India, he had gone a step further. 70 m) ... Mahela Jayawardene Biography . in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” Weight (approx.)
He is also the first batsman to pass 350 in a Test without going on to break the world record. Mahela Jayawardene, the popular Sri Lankan Cricketer (Batsman), is still alive and active (as per Wiki). Mahela Jayawardene is one of the most known faces in international cricket, popular more for his captaincy skills.
He also holds the record for being the first Sri Lankan batsman to surpass the 10,000 run mark.An ardent sports enthusiast who likes to write in such a manner so that the readers could relate themselves and feel the passion of the game. By Akshay Singh @Akshay_Cric.
This was his first ODI century in Jayawardene's last ODI was the quarter final of the 2015 World Cup, played against South Africa.
For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC.Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to Pakistan for a Test series in March–April 2009.