Full name Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene Born May 27, 1977, Colombo Major teams Sri Lanka, ACC Asian XI, Sinhalese Sports Club Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mahela Jayawardene is a good technically correct batsman for Sri Lanka. He has been a prolific scorer for his team with many high scores to his name. His highest test score in test innings of 374 runs is the highest test score for Sri Lanka.
Mahela Jayawardene's debut came against India at Colombo, in a match that was made famous by Sri Lanka's run feast. Mahela Jayawardene too, partook of the revelry and made a handsome 66.
In the 2006 tour of England, while ailing Marvan Atapattu rested, Mahela Jayawardene donned the captain's hat and took his men to the field. He was impressive enough to end the test matches in a draw. His effort of 61 and 119 in Lords saved his team from an imminent defeat.
With years of test cricket left in him yet, Mahela Jayawardene knows that with his talent and experience glory cannot be to far away.
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