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Mahela Jayawardene

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Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene (Sinhala: දෙනගමගේ ප්‍රබෝත් මහේල ද සිල්වා ජයවර්ධන; born 27 May 1977) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen from Sri Lankan cricket. During the time of his captaincy Jayawardene led his national team to be the winners of the 2008 Asia Cup. Jayawardene was the first Sri Lankan in the history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup to score a century which he did with his 100 runs against Zimbabwe in the 2010 tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahela Jayawardene is the 89th most popular cricketer (down from 85th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 48th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 89 out of 136. Before him are Smriti Mandhana, Mushfiqur Rahim, Babar Azam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Mustafizur Rahman. After him are Ajinkya Rahane, Irfan Pathan, Anjum Chopra, Ashish Nehra, Jhulan Goswami, and Lasith Malinga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 1,182. Before him are Raúl Valdés, Tamar Braxton, Paul Goodison, Dee Rees, Funke Akindele, and Vasundhara Das. After him are Morris Peterson, Anjum Chopra, Ryk Neethling, Espen Baardsen, Shilpa Shinde, and Eric Church.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 49 out of 51. Before him are David Wilkie (1954), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976). After him are Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), Ajantha Mendis (1985), Mathilda Karlsson (null), and Yupun Abeykoon (1994).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 5. Before him are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976). After him are Lasith Malinga (1983), and Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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