Jayawardene was appointed as a caretaker captain in February after an injury to Atapattu.
S Sreesnath may have irked Mahendra Singh Dhoni on quite a few occasions with his on-field antics, but Kochi Tuskers Kerala skipper Mahela Jayawardene is at ease with his behaviour so far in the IPL.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their upcoming Test and limited-overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Mahela Jayawardene completed his 37th Test fifty before rain washed out play on the third afternoon of the first Test to leave Sri Lanka on 165 for three on Wednesday in reply to West Indies's 580 for nine declared.
Sri Lanka's former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage alleged that his country "sold" the 2011 World Cup final to India -- a claim ridiculed by former captain Mahela Jayawardene, who demanded evidence for it.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara hailed teammate Mahela Jayawardene's return to form, saying it augurs well for his team. With a weak Bangladeshi attack at his disposal, Jayawardene struck a cracking century to announce his return to form and Sangakkara said it suited his team.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of next month's two-Test home series against Bangladesh after dislocating the middle finger of his left hand in a domestic match on Sunday.
Mahela Jayawardene's scorching unbeaten innings of 98 at a strike rate of 175 against West Indies has ensured that he stays the most valuable player (MVP) so far in the ICC World Twenty20.
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene retired from Test cricket after his final match against Pakistan on Monday. Following is a factbox on his Test career.
Sri Lanka's coach said the batsman innings of 237 in the first Test against South Africa was chanceless.
Mahela Jayawardene piled on 237 runs as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 486 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa on Thursday.
Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene is baffled by the reaction to his team's captaincy switch in Monday's World Twenty20 match against England and thinks there is nothing wrong with the 'tactical move'.
Even as he led Sri Lanka to a big win with a fluent half-century, skipper Mahela Jayawardene stressed on the ploy to rotate his bowlers, which laid the West Indies low in the ICC World Twenty20 in Pallekele on Saturday night.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday attributed his team's immediate reaction in taking cover when terrorists attacked their team bus in Lahore to the situation in his country. Jayawardene feels the attack on the team could have happened anywhere and it would be unfair to blacklist Pakistan.
Bolstered by the availability of Mahela Jayawardene and Kevin Pietersen, Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag is hoping to return to winning ways when they take on Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has paid tribute to Indian veteran VVS Laxman, who recently retired from international cricket, saying that the game will be poorer without one of the finest players of this generation.
Mahela Jayawardene remained unbeaten on 49 in his farewell innings after spinner Rangana Herath's career best figures of nine for 127 gave Sri Lanka control of the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored half centuries to help Sri Lanka post 221 against Australia.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene once again led from the front, hitting his second century in as many Tests to steer his side to 238 for six on the opening day of the second and final match against England on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene combined luck and pluck to hit his 30th Test century and steer the hosts to a respectable 289 for eight wickets on day one of the first Test against England on Monday.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene rued the lack of partnerships upfront as they lost to Australia by 16 runs in the last and decisive final of the tri-series in Adelaide.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene blamed his batsmen's lack of application for the humiliating 128-run defeat against Australia in the third match of the cricket tri-series in Sydney on Friday.
Enraged over a state-run television network for insinuating that he might have helped fix the World Cup match against Pakistan, former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is contemplating legal action against the channel.
Mahela Jayawardene scored a superb unbeaten 167 and Michael Vandort made 138 as Sri Lanka reached 379 for four at close of play on the third day of the second Test on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, who resumed the day on 105 for two, overhauled England's first innings total of 351 all out for a 28-run lead with six wickets remaining.
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit a classy unbeaten century to help Sri Lanka close on 305 for five on the first day of the second Test against South Africa in Colombo on Thursday. In a chanceless six hours at the crease, Jayawardene finished on 140 not out off 225 balls, including one six and 16 fours, to give Sri Lanka a solid start in their bid to level the two-match series.
Majestic Mahela Jayawardene joined 12,000 runs club in One-day Internationals.
Mahela Jayawardene hit his maiden century in the IPL to guide Kings XI Punjab to a convincing eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday. Jayawardene, a last minute inclusion in place of the injured Shaun Marsh, finished unbeaten on a splendid innings 110 from 59 balls, having hit 13 boundaries and three sixes to give his team a much-needed victory.
Mahela Jayawardene became the fourth man to score a century in a Twenty20 international, his score of exactly 100 helping Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in a rain-affected game on Monday.
Mahela Jayawardene will step down as captain of the Sri Lanka Test and One-day teams after the current tour of Australia and has backed Angelo Mathews to replace him.
Mahela Jayawardene struck a scintillating century as Sri Lanka thumped Zimbabwe by 14 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred Group B match to brighten their Super Eight stage prospects in the Twenty20 World Cup in Providence, Guyana, on Monday.
Sri Lanka's cricket selectors opted to rest Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga for one-off Twenty20 international, in Pallekele on October 30, against touring New Zealand. Both are currently playing in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa. Off-spinner Ajantha Mendis, meanwhile, was overlooked as he is nursing a side strain he suffered during the World Twenty20.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked a classy 98 not out as Sri Lanka easily beat hosts West Indies by 57 runs in their Group F Super Eight match in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown on Friday.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori made a crucial breakthrough as he clean bowled Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene for a brave 77.
Former batsman Mahela Jayawardene feels the fear of failure is impeding the growth of the Sri Lankan cricket team, which is currently being outplayed by India.
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene left the Test scene vowing to devote his energies towards helping Sri Lanka win another 50-over World Cup next year in Australia and New Zealand.
Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene on Friday replaced Virender Sehwag as the captain of IPL team Delhi Daredevils for next month's Champions League Twenty20 after the Indian sought to be relieved of the job to "bat more freely".
Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene hit a calculated unbeaten half-century as Delhi Daredevils thrashed Kings XI Punjab by five wickets to qualify for the knockout stage of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka will need to counter the influence of returning Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the second Test, home skipper Mahela Jayawardene said on Friday.
Mahela Jayawardene is to step down as captain of Sri Lanka, the 31-year-old announced on Wednesday.
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