Mahela Jayawardene Height, Weight, Age, Family, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Nickname	Maiya
Profession	Sri Lankan Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 71 kg in Pounds- 157 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 2 August 1997 vs India in Colombo ODI:- 24 January 1998 vs Zimbabwe in Colombo T20- 15 June 2006 vs England in Southampton
International Retirement	Test- 14 July 2014 vs Pakistan in Colombo ODI:- 13 December 2014 vs England in Colombo T20- 6 April 2014 vs India in Mirpur
Coach/ Mentor	Not Known
Jersey Number	27 (Sri Lanka)
Domestic/ State Teams	Sinhalese Sports Club, Wayamba Elevens, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Delhi Daredevils, Wayamba United, Sussex, Jamaica Tallawahs, Central Stags, Adelaide Strikers, Somerset, Karachi Kings
Batting Style	Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm Medium
Records/ Achievements	• Jayawardene's highest test score of 374 against South Africa is the highest by a right-hand batsman in the history. • He is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs. • While playing against South Africa in 2006, he shared a world record partnership of 624 alongside Kumar Sangakkara. • During the ICC World T20, he became first Sri Lankan and fourth overall cricketer to hit a century in T20I. • With 218 catches in 448 matches, Jayawardene holds the record for most number of catches in ODIs. • In 2014, he became only the second player worldwide after Sachin Tendulkar to have played more than 600 international matches.
Career Turning Point	His consistent performance with the bat in domestic cricket got him the chance to play for national team.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 May 1977
Age (as in 2017)	40 Years
Birth Place	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Hometown	Colombo, Sri Lanka
School	Not Known
College/ University	Nalanda College Colombo
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Senerath Jayawardene Mother- Sunila Jayawardene Brother- Late Dhishal Jayawardene (Died of brain tumour) Sister- Not Known
Religion	Budhisum
Hobbies	Playing golf
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Coconut Date Balls, Rinderbraten
Favourite Sports outside Cricket	Lawn Tennis, Golf
Favourite Sportsperson	Roger Federer
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Christina Mallika Sirisena
Wife/Spouse	Christina Mallika Sirisena, a travel consultant (m.2005)
Children	Son- N/A Daughter- Sanasa Araya Jayawardene
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	$4 million (as in 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahela Jayawardene

Does Mahela Jayawardena smoke: Not Known

Does Mahela Jayawardena drink alcohol: Not Known

Jayawardene is known for his fielding skills in the 30-yard circle. Cricinfo released a report in 2005, which showed that since 1999 Worl Cup, he had affected the most number of run-outs in ODIs. Statistics also revealed that “c Jayawardene b Muralitharan” was the most common bowler-fielder combination in the history of Test cricket.

In 2006, International Cricket Council named him as the best International captain of the year.

He was nominated as the best test cricket player in 2007.

Derbyshire signed him as an overseas player for the first half of 2008 English cricketing season. He, however, was committed to play for the country and his involvement in IPL prevented him from being a part of the county season.

He is appreciated for his social works off the field for his contribution to the HOPE cancer project. In the memories of his deceased brother, he became the leading campaigner of the project. For this, he alongwith his teammates has participated in two trails for raising money for the cancer treatment hospitals.

In May 2016, Jayawardene worked as a TV Commentator for the first test match between Sri Lanka.

England Cricket Board signed him as a batting consultant for the England team in 2015, and he accompanied the team for the first time for their series against Pakistan in UAE.

In 2017, Mumbai Indians appointed Jayawardene as the team’s coach replacing veteran Ricky Ponting.