Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He is the current consultant coach of the Sri Lankan national team and the head coach of the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen from Sri Lankan cricket.
Jayawardene playing for Sri Lanka in 2014
Jayawardene batting in a Test match for Sri Lanka in 2008
Jayawardene bowling vs England in his final ODI in Sri Lanka
Jayawardene batting vs England in his final ODI in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national cricket team
The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They were awarded the Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.
The 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, Sri Lankan team reached their third final in the Cricket World Cups
The first Test match of Pakistan's 2012 Sri Lankan tour, Sri Lanka went on to win the match
The second Test match of the 2014 Sri Lanka's England tour, Sri Lanka won the match, despite trailing in the first inning
Sri Lanka flag on the jersey
