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.
Kohli and Rohit, the two generational talents with 8334 T20I runs, six centuries, 69 fifties and 119 catches between them are the last bridge between the old and new and they both deserve to be in the same frame with that trophy in hand.
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.
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.
Adam Zampa surpassed pacer Mitchell Starc to become the country's leading wicket-taker in ICC T20 World Cup history.
Majestic Mahela Jayawardene joined 12,000 runs club in One-day Internationals.
India's newly-forged coach-captain combination of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will look to make instant impact against a Sri Lankan team in disarray.
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.
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene was proud of his team even though it lost the Commonwealth Bank one-day tri-series to Australia in Adelaide.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team is determined to maintain their unbeaten record at home when they take on India in the three-Test series, beginning on Wednesday.
Experienced batsman Mahela Jayawardene and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will return for Sri Lanka's three-Test series against Pakistan in UAE after skipping the ongoing one-day conTests due to personal reasons.
Sri Lanka Cricket chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has expressed disappointment at not being kept in the loop as far as the retirement plans of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene from T20 Internationals were concerned.
Young Indian batsman Unmukt Chand drew lavish praise from his Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who said the teenager showed a lot of maturity in his 40-run knock that proved crucial in the team's win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20 in Johannesburg.
Openers Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene hit centuries as Sri Lanka handed India a 161-run defeat in the third match of the tri-nation series in Jamaica, on Tuesday.
Debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerela roared back into the Indian Premier League with an upset victory over Mumbai Indians on Friday, and skipper Mahela Jayawardene urged rival teams to take them more seriously now.
- Mahela Jayawardene struck his seventh double hundred and Kithuruwan Vithanage reached his maiden century as Sri Lanka toyed with Bangladesh's toothless attack before declaring their first innings on a mammoth 730 for six in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Mahela Jayawardene smashed an 81-ball century, the fastest by a Sri Lankan in the World Cup to set up a 210-run victory over Canada on Sunday in Group A.
'I wanted to finish the game and my focus was to see us through to the end'
Kumar Sangakkara compiled his eighth double hundred in Tests, and with able support from Prasanna Jayawardene salvaged a draw for Sri Lanka on the final day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
A day after skipper Kumar Sangakkara stepped down, turmoil continued in Sri Lanka's cricket team with vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene also quitting his post and the selection panel offering to resign en masse.
Sri Lanka's failure to qualify for the semi-finals gave rise to fierce criticism in the local media, with several commentators pointing the finger at team selection.
Jayawardene's marathon innings guided his team to a formidable 756 for five declared.
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara might not have got a fairytale ending in their final ODI match of their glorious careers but the veterans smiled through the disappointment as they fondly recounted their respective journeys.
The wicket at the SSC ground may be a batting paradise but Sri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene is confident of ripping apart the strong Indian batting in the second Test in Colombo.
Sri Lanka were 262 for 5, on day 4 in the second Test against South Africa, still needing 90 to win the match.
Three Sri Lankan cricketers, including former captain Mahela Jayawardene, were flown in on Wednesday to prop a side struggling to field 11 fit men in the ongoing cricket tri-series in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka team manager Brendon Kuruppu said besides Jayawardene, who was part of the Sri Lankan team that played the ODI series in India last month, the other two players are uncapped wicketkeeper batsman Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal and left-handed batsman Mahela Udawatte.
Mahela Jayawardene struck a record-equalling sixth half century in ICC World Twenty20 as Sri Lanka brightened their semi-final prospects with a crushing nine-wicket win over West Indies in their Super Eights match in Pallekele.
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