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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahela Jayawardene is the 98th most popular cricketer (down from 86th in 2024), the 51st most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 47th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 98 out of 136. Before him are Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Babar Azam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ian Healy, Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Mustafizur Rahman. After him are Nilima Jogalekar, Ajinkya Rahane, Irfan Pathan, Anjum Chopra, Ashish Nehra, and Nayan Mongia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 1,432. Before him are Jennifer Kessy, Funke Akindele, Slaine, Nana Ama McBrown, Susan O'Connor, and Vasundhara Das. After him are Morris Peterson, Linda Hofstad Helleland, Priya Gill, Bevan George, Mia Hundvin, and Anjum Chopra.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 51 out of 51. Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (1979), and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976). After him are Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Asha de Vos (null), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), Ajantha Mendis (1985), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1997).

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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), Chaminda Vaas (1974), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1997).

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