Jayawardene blames fitness for Sri Lanka’s ICC struggles. Sri Lanka finishes ninth, two wins, negative net run rate. Setbacks: Misses 2025 Champions Trophy, faces ICC suspension. Former Sri Lanka captain and current consultant coach Mahela Jayawardene has attributed Sri Lanka’s dismal performance in the ICC World Cup 2023 to a glaring fitness crisis among the … Read more
Virat Kohli hits 46th ODI century in series finale against Sri Lanka. The century was his 21st in ODIs at home. This is currently his second-best ODI score. Virat Kohli hit another century in the last One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram. Virat Kohli put on a show in the series finale against Sri … Read more
Jayawardene says Pakistan’s participation in T20 World Cup is “frightening”. The batsman only scored 68 runs in six innings during the 2022 Asia Cup. Mahela Jayawardene says Pakistan’s participation in the T20 World Cup is “somewhat frightening” as Babar Azam. Their star batsman and captain, is now going through a hard patch with his form. … Read more
Mahela Jayawardene will step down. As Mumbai Indians head coach and take on. Bigger role at the Indian Premier League franchise. Mahela Jayawardene, former Sri Lanka captain will become global head of performance, Mumbai Indian said in a statement. The owners of Mumbai recently acquired the Cape Town franchise in a new league in South … Read more
Joe Root becomes the second England hitter to reach 10,000 runs. He attained the milestone in the first Test against NZ. Sir Alastair Cook is the only other player to achieve the feat. Joe Root has become the second England hitter to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket. Root attained the milestone on the … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricket hall-of-famer Mahela Jayawardena is appointed as the national team’s consultant coach, on Monday following this month’s departure of head coach Mickey Arthur. Jayawardena is regarded as one of the island’s finest batsmen and helped mentor the team at the T20 World Cup, where Sri Lanka won all three of their group … Read more
Former Sri-Lankan cricketer, Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed as the consultant of the Sri Lankan team for the first round of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. After his stint with the senior squad, Mahela will consult the U-19 team in the build-up to the ICC U-19 World Cup in West Indies. He will be … Read more
