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Mahela Jayawardene

Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene (born 27 May 1977), is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s. Despite his relatively low ODI average, Jayawardene is considered to be one of the best batsmen produced by Sri Lanka and is generally held in high regard as a legend of the modern game along with team-mate Kumar Sangakkara. In 2006, he was named by the International Cricket Council as the best international captain of the year and he was nominated in 2007 as the best test cricket player of the year. He is also known for his fielding skills in the inner ring, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the most number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the fifth highest run-out/match ratio in ODI's. Statistics also reveal that c Jayawardene b Muralitharan is the most common bowler-fielder combination in the history of test cricket. Read more at Wikipedia


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A big challenge for us: Dilshan

...Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan have been the mainstays of the Sri Lankan batting line-up for many seasons now. On Tuesday, the two batsmen, who are part of rival camps, doubled up as their teams' spokespersons. Dilshan, one of Royal Challengers Bangalore's...

Mahela plays down spot-fixing row

...Delhi: A TV 'sting operation' may have cast doubts over the credibility of the IPL but Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said the team's focus has not changed despite the spot-fixing allegations as regards some players. No Delhi player...

RCB in swim-or-sink tie vs Delhi

...contributions, the team has struggled. In the match against Punjab, they made heavy weather of a modest chase before Mahela Jayawardene came to their rescue with an unbeaten 56. Also, Ross Taylor has been out of form and Delhi can ill-afford his prolonged...

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    Mahela Jayawardene enjoying stint as opener in shorter forms - Published on 2012-04-27 22:32:00 by Times of India

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    Last year due to some wrong combinations our team was not able to perform to its capability. With the addition of Mahela Jayawardene and Ross Taylor, our batting line-up looks solid. We will hope to continue to perform the same way as we are performing right now....

    in This IPL season has been good for me: Umesh

    The Hindu - 2012-05-16 19:43:00

    I also think that this is one of my best performances this season. My last IPL wasn't that good but this season has been a lot better. I'll continue my progress and try to come up with even better performance...

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    The Hindu - 2012-05-16 19:43:00

    We will have to wait and see. Nobody is guilty until proven. We will have to wait for the decision after the inquiry and then only we can come to some conclusion. Right now our focus is to finish in the top-2. Nothing has taken the focus away from us. Once the inquiry is over, then we can have some explanation...

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