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Test runs : 11814
Test batting average : 49.84
Test hundreds : 34
One of the great batters to ever play the game, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena set new standards in both Test and white-ball cricket, playing 652 times for his country in a remarkable 18-year career.
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ICC Hall of Famer Jayawardena calls for change after IPL incident | The ICC Review
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ICC Hall of Fame | Mahela Jayawardena: 'The silkiness, the smoothness of his batting'
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ICC Hall of Fame 2021 | Brittin, Jayawardena and Pollock inducted
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Mahela Jayawardena: Inspiring Sri Lanka's next generation | T20 World Cup
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Mahela Jayawardene reminisces about 2014 T20WC glory
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'Probably one of my best knocks' – Jayawardene looks back at the 2011 World Cup final | #CWC11Rewind
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Sri Lanka combine deft touches with big shots | NZ v SL | T20WC 2007
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Mahela Jayawardene congratulates Sachin Tendulkar on ICC Hall of Fame honour
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CWC19: Meet our tournament ambassadors
A technically elegant but unfussy batter, Jayawardena made his debut for Sri Lanka in a Test against India in 1997, setting in motion an international career that helped establish Sri Lanka as a world power in the sport.
With more than 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, Jayawardena stands among the finest players to ever come from the island nation.
Date of birth: 27 May 1977
Role: Batter
Batting style: Right-hand
Bowling style: Right-hand
Date of debut: 02 Aug 1997