Mahela Jayawardene, the legendary Sri Lankan player and Mumbai Indians head coach, has hailed Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, terming him a "coach's dream to work with." Speaking to Wisden Cricket ...

New Delhi [India], : Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene opened up on the team's pace spearhead and Indian star bowler Jasprit Bumrah, calling him a "coach's dream to work with" because ...

There have been several record partnerships in Test history. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara put on 624 runs for the third wicket vs South Africa in 2006. This till date is the only ...

Only Kumar Sangakkara (12,400), Mahela Jayawardene (11,814) and Angelo Mathews (8090) have scored more runs for Sri Lanka in the format. 7079 - Karunaratne's run tally as an opener, the most for a ...

He becomes the fifth cricketer in the world after Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene, and Joe Root to take 200 catches in Tests. In the list, former India coach Dravid leads the way ...

Both Border and Waugh, like Smith, were born in Sydney. Before Smith, only Mahela Jayawardene was dismissed on 9999 Test runs, and Brian Lara was the only one to be dismissed twice in the 9990s.

putting him fourth on Sri Lanka's list of Test run-scorers behind team-mate Angelo Mathews and legendary pair Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. The Australia Test, in which Sri Lanka will ...

Sanath Jayasuriya (110), Muttiah Muralidaran (132), Chaminda Vaas (111), Kumar Sangakkara (134), Mahela Jayawardene (149), and Angelo Mathews (117) have played most Tests for Sri Lanka.

Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Rangana Herath all winding down their careers at roughly the same time, this too is a significant waning. These are all batters who have played lead roles ...

Lara loved to score big which is why he had 11,953 runs in Tests. In ODIs he finished with 10,405 runs. Ponting won a lot of games as a player. In Tests he ended with 13,378 runs while ODIs saw ...

A stylish batsman with a knack for performing on big occasions, Mahela Jayawardene was Sri Lanka’s backbone in the Champions Trophy. His consistency over five editions saw him accumulate 742 ...