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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahela Jayawardene has received more than 1,969,411 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mahela Jayawardene is the 84th most popular cricketer (down from 46th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 84 out of 136. Before him are Hashim Amla, Brett Lee, Dinesh Karthik, Lasith Malinga, Ashish Nehra, and Gary Kirsten. After him are Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Quinton de Kock, Ambati Rayudu, and Misbah-ul-Haq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 1,128. Before him are Tim Brabants, Rebecca St. James, Takashi Sakurai, Katsushi Kurihara, Aurtis Whitley, and Irina Rodríguez. After him are Takumi Morikawa, Dee Rees, Khasanbi Taov, Tatsunori Hisanaga, Katsuhiro Suzuki, and James Posey.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene ranks 48 out of 51. Before him are Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), David Wilkie (1954), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), and Lasith Malinga (1983). After him are Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Ajantha Mendis (1985), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), and Mathilda Karlsson (null).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

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

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