Mahela Jayawardene
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Rohit Sharma injury update: MI head coach opens up on star player's recovery
Cricket | Apr 17, 2026, 06:06 PM ISTRohit Sharma missed the game against the Punjab Kings on Thursday as he suffered a hamstring injury in the clash vs RCB. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene provided an update on his recovery after the match on Thursday. Here's what he said:
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Why is Will Jacks not playing Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026? Head coach Mahela Jayawardene reveals
Cricket | Apr 08, 2026, 07:46 AM ISTMumbai Indians went down to Rajasthan Royals in the 13th match of IPL 2026 on Tuesday and on expected lines, their team combination is being questioned after two consecutive losses. When asked about Will Jacks, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed the reason for his absence.
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Rohit Sharma to play as an impact player again in IPL 2026? Mumbai Indians' head coach opens up
Cricket | Apr 23, 2026, 02:33 PM ISTThe Mumbai Indians were at the receiving end of a lot of criticism for making Rohit Sharma the impact player in IPL 2025. However, their head coach Mahela Jayawardene has now revealed that the star player had a few niggles and hence, the franchise was managing his workload carefully.
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Players with most Test centuries at home
Sports | Aug 04, 2025, 02:30 PM ISTStar England batter Joe Root has been exceptional for his side in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against India. With a century in the second innings of the fifth test, Root went on to become the batter with the most test tons at home.
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Joe Root breaks Kumar Sangakkara's record in fifth Test against India at Oval
Cricket | Aug 01, 2025, 08:29 PM ISTJoe Root has overtaken Kumar Sangakkara to become the third-highest run-scorer against India in international cricket, with 4,290 runs. Only Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene are ahead of him on the all-time list.
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Top 10 highest individual scores in Tests in an innings, Wiaan Mulder joins elite list
Cricket | Jul 07, 2025, 04:36 PM ISTTest cricket has witnessed a lot of historic knocks in its rich history. South Africa's Wiaan Mulder played one such knock in the second Test match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, smashing a triple hundred.
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Most runs in a single Test match, Shubman Gill stands second
Sports | Jul 05, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTWith 269 and 161 runs in two innings against England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill holds the record for most runs by an Indian in a single Test match. Overall, he stands second behind Graham Gooch in the illustrious record.
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Mahela Jayawardene analyses Mumbai's poor execution behind defeat to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025
Cricket | May 07, 2025, 03:53 PM ISTMumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene analysed the team's defeat in the final over against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing IPL 2025. Deepak Chahar failed to defend 15 runs in the final over which led to Mumbai's first loss in seven games.
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Mahela Jayawardene reveals reason why Rohit Sharma is being used as impact sub in IPL 2025
Cricket | May 05, 2025, 09:40 PM ISTRohit Sharma has been used as an impact substitute by Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2025. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed why the team has been using Rohit as an impact sub in the tournament.
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Mahela Jayawardene opens on his decision to retire Tilak Varma out during LSG vs MI IPL 2025 clash
Cricket | Apr 05, 2025, 07:48 AM ISTTilak Varma retired out after he struggled his way to 25 off 23 balls in the 204-run chase against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Tilak was the impact substitute in the clash, but was pulled back by MI after he failed to make an impression.
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Mahela Jayawardene heaps praise on Hardik Pandya ahead of much anticipated clash against GT
Cricket | Mar 28, 2025, 10:03 PM ISTMumbai Indians' head coach Mahela Jayawardene recently came forward and heaped massive praise on the side's skipper Hardik Pandya for coming back to form after a subpar season in the IPL 2024. He also talked about the performance of Vignesh Puthur.
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MI coach Mahela Jayawardene expects change in fortune in IPL 2025
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 08:58 PM ISTMumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene expects his team to play a better brand of cricket in the forthcoming IPL 2025. The team finished 10th in 2024 after several controversies, including the change in captaincy, hit the team last year.
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Jayawardene confirms Bumrah to miss first few matches for MI, provides update on pacer's fitness
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 01:42 PM ISTJasprit Bumrah will be unavailable for the Mumbai Indians at the start of the new edition of the IPL and the head coach admitted that it will be a challenge. Bumrah hasn't played any competitive cricket after injuring his back during the Sydney Test against Australia in the first week of January.
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IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav to lead Mumbai Indians in Hardik Pandya's absence against CSK
Cricket | Mar 19, 2025, 12:41 PM ISTMumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has confirmed that Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team in his absence in their opening game of the season against Chennai Super Kings. Hardik will serve the one-match ban imposed on him in the last season due to poor over-rate.
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5 Players with most centuries at home in Tests
Sports | Dec 16, 2024, 04:05 PM ISTScoring runs in Test cricket isn't easy irrespective of the conditions but some of the players have enjoyed scoring truckloads of runs, especially at home. Here we bring you the list of five players to score most centuries while batting at home in the history of Test cricket.
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Angelo Mathews emulates Sangakkara-Jayawardene, joins Fab Four in major achievement in Test cricket
Cricket | Dec 06, 2024, 11:22 PM ISTAngelo Mathews scored an unbeaten 40 runs to help Sri Lanka score 242 for 3 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test match against South Africa in Gqeberha. The veteran batter also became the only third Sri Lankan cricketer to record 8000 Test runs.
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Mahela Jayawardene reappointed head coach of Mumbai Indians as franchise sacks Mark Boucher
Cricket | Oct 13, 2024, 05:36 PM ISTMahela Jayawardene has replaced Mark Boucher as the head coach of Mumbai Indians after the franchise finished last under the former South African cricketer in IPL 2024. Jayawardene has previously served in the same role from 2017 to 2022.
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Rohit Sharma breaks Mahela Jayawardene's all-time record for fours in T20 World Cup
Cricket | Jun 27, 2024, 11:43 PM ISTAfter being forced to bat first, India lost Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant early but in-form captain Rohit Sharma balanced the game with a quick fifty against England in the second semifinal clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Guyana.
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Mahela Jayawardene resigns as Sri Lanka's consultant coach within six months
Other Sports | Jun 27, 2024, 10:19 AM ISTJayawardene had signed a one-year extension contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in January 2024. But with Cricket consultant Sanath Jayasuriya's role having some overlaps with his role, Mahela has stepped down from his role writing a letter to SLC.
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Top 5 batsmen with the most runs in T20 World Cup history; King Kohli at top
Sports | May 19, 2024, 08:20 PM ISTHere we are talking about the player who has scored the most runs in the ICC T20 World Cup, and for this, we arranged the top 5 players in order. The list includes former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, and Tillakratne Dilshan.