Mahela Jayawardene
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Mumbai Indians promotes Zaheer Khan and Jayawardene to global roles, set to get a new head coach
Cricket | Sep 14, 2022, 01:01 PM ISTJayawardene and Khan have been one of the most important members of the franchise that has seen such great success in the IPL. Jayawardene joined the team as the head coach in 2017 while Khan joined in 2018.
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Sri Lanka Cricket appoints Mahela Jayawardene as national team consultant
Cricket | Dec 13, 2021, 06:18 PM ISTJayawardene was appointed to the latest role by Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) executive committee in consultation with the technical advisory committee of the Board.
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Mahela Jayawardene roped in as consultant for Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup campaign
Cricket | Sep 24, 2021, 08:41 PM ISTThe decision by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been taken keeping in mind Jayawardene's tremendous track record with Mumbai Indians
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IPL 2021: Mahela Jayawardene joins Mumbai Indians camp after quarantine
Cricket | Sep 06, 2021, 08:26 PM ISTAfter the completion of the mandatory quarantine, Jayawardene got straight down to the work on ground after joining the squad.
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SL trying to convince Mahela Jayawardene to take up U-19 job
Cricket | Jul 09, 2021, 03:16 PM ISTAravinda da Silva has said that Sri Lanka Cricket has been trying to convince Jayawardene to take up the U-19 job for a long time.
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IPL 2021 | Chennai wickets not unplayable but slower: Mumbai Indians head coach Jayawardene
Cricket | Apr 19, 2021, 04:06 PM ISTOut of six matches played here, thrice teams managed 150-plus score and five times the team that has batted first won the match.
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England are well prepared for India tour, says Mahela Jayawardene
Cricket | Jan 26, 2021, 11:19 AM ISTThe former Sri Lanka captain heaped praises on England for their clinical performance during the Sri Lanka tour and feels their current form set them up for an exciting series against India.
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Will use trading windows to fill gaps in the squad, says MI coach Mahela Jayawardene
Cricket | Nov 14, 2020, 07:02 PM ISTJayawardene also explained that he had talked to the players ahead of the tournament to break the jinx of not winning a tournament in odd years.
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IPL 2020 | Certain areas still need improvement: Table-topper MI coach Jayawardene
Cricket | Oct 08, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTMumbai recorded their third consecutive win, beating Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs on Tuesday. They have so far accumulated four wins and two losses from six matches overall.
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IPL 2020 | Wary of Hardik Pandya's workload, trying to find more finishers in side: Jayawardene
Cricket | Sep 17, 2020, 05:12 PM ISTMumbai Indians coach opened up on Hardik Pandya's role in the side and also confirmed that despite Chris Lynn's presence, Rohit and de Kock will continue to open for the side.
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Rohit is an instinctive leader but his strength is that he does his homework: Jayawardene
Cricket | Jun 22, 2020, 08:04 PM ISTMumbai Indians, led by Rohit, is the IPL's most successful franchise, having won the cash-rich league a record four times.
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Mahela Jayawardene ridicules former Sri Lanka sports minister's claims that 2011 WC final was sold
Cricket | Jun 18, 2020, 11:57 PM ISTMahela Jayawardene has ridiculed the claim of former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage who said that Sri Lanka 'sold' the WC final to India.
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You don't build stadium hoping to get World Cup rights: Jayawardene responds to SLC's clarification
Cricket | May 19, 2020, 03:26 PM ISTFormer Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has responded to Sri Lanka Cricket's clarification over the construction of a multi-million-dollar stadium.
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'Do we need another one?': Jayawardene questions Sri Lanka's plan to build country's largest stadium
Cricket | May 18, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTMahela Jayawardene has questioned the need to build a 60-000 capacity stadium when Sri Lanka 'don't play enough' in the already existing ones.
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Big egos in dressing room not harmful if there is team culture, says Mahela Jayawardene
Cricket | May 02, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTFormer Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that big egos in the dressing room can be handled well if there is professional team culture.
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'It should remain five days': Mahela Jayawardene against idea of four-day Tests
Cricket | Jan 08, 2020, 11:58 AM ISTFormer Sri Lankan cricketer and member of ICC Cricket Committee Mahela Jayawardene doesn't want to bring any change to the current five-day format.
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2019 World Cup: 'It's not about the six pack, it's about the skill': Mahela Jayawardene on Lasith Malinga
Cricket | Jun 22, 2019, 01:58 PM ISTMahela Jayawardene praised Lasith Malinga for his stellar performance against England, and added that the result should change things for the better for Sri Lanka.
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2019 World Cup: Jayawardene unhappy with Sri Lanka's performance despite win over Afghanistan
Cricket | Jun 05, 2019, 03:37 PM ISTThe former Sri Lankan captain criticised Sri Lanka's display with the bat in their second game of World Cup 2019 against Afghanistan.
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IPL 2019: Mahela Jayawardene reveals Mumbai Indians' reason for success this season
Cricket | May 12, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTMumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene believes that the reason for success is consisting of a squad of match winners and honest team selection.
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Was a nightout the reason behind Jasprit Bumrah's swollen eye? Mahela Jayawardene clarifies
Cricket | Apr 05, 2019, 05:20 PM ISTMumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah took the field against Chennai Super Kings with a swollen eye and that forced the commentators to wonder what could be the reason behind it.