Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, captain, and batsman of the Sri Lankan national cricket team.
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Jayawardene batting in a Test match for Sri Lanka in 2008
Jayawardene bowling vs England in his final ODI in Sri Lanka
Jayawardene batting vs England in his final ODI in Sri Lanka
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Jayawardene's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line)In their own words 8
Mahela is a class player so it would be great to have him back and in the form he was in before he got injured [injured his thigh during a cricket game]
Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Ludeman of the Adelaide Strikers, The Advertiser (January 19, 2016), "Adelaide Strikers may roll the dice on star
There is so much uncertainty in cricket. One day you can get a hundred, the next day you can be dismissed for a zero. It makes you become practical about things.
Quoted in S. Dinakar, "I have learnt a lot about life from cricket," Sport Star, vol. 24, no. 38 (2001-09-22).
He wants to learn new things and to evolve as a cricketer.
Jayawardene on English cricketer Joe Root, quoted on ESPNCRICINFO, "Jayawardene praise for 'special' England batting performance", March
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