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Sanath Jayasuriya

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Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (Sinhala: සනත් ජයසූරිය, Tamil: சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the game. A left arm opening batsman, an orthodox spinner and a dynamic fielder, Jayasuriya together with his opening partner Romesh Kaluwitharana is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations. He was a key member of the Sri Lankan team that won 1996 Cricket World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanath Jayasuriya has received more than 2,284,978 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Sanath Jayasuriya is the 38th most popular cricketer (down from 27th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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  • 31.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Sanath Jayasuriya has had the most page views in the with 371,540 views, followed by Hindi (11,258), and Sinhalese (9,390). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tamil (53.31%), Telugu (46.82%), and Sinhalese (45.88%)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Sanath Jayasuriya ranks 38 out of 136. Before her are Diana Edulji, Yuvraj Singh, Allan Border, Richie Benaud, Shahid Afridi, and Bill Brown. After her are Mohammed Shami, Phillip Hughes, Shakib Al Hasan, Tony Greig, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Sanath Jayasuriya ranks 969. Before her are Róbson, Niklas Jonsson, Jens Eriksen, Simon Grayson, Ippei Watanabe, and Helen Kelesi. After her are Sheila Taormina, Adrian Carmack, Andrew Breitbart, Takuma Koga, Christian Moser, and Takayoshi Amma.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya ranks 43 out of 51. Before her are Lakshman Kadirgamar (1932), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Beverley Craven (1963), Alexander Khloponin (1965), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), and Shehan Karunatilaka (1975). After her are David Wilkie (1954), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), and Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya ranks 2. Before her are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972). After her are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), and Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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