ODI Cricket retired XI (2015-2018)

#3 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Jayawardene was a key member of the team that reached the finals of 2007 and 2011 world cup finals.

Role- Batsman Batting Style- Right-handed

Mahela Jayawardene is regarded as one of the modern greats of batsmanship, especially due to his mastery of playing spin bowling and the way he hit in the gaps in the field with his great technique. Jayawardene was a key member of the team that reached the finals of 2007 and 2011 World Cup finals.

He is one of the four Sri Lankan players to score over 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He is also known for his fielding skills in the inner ring and has affected the most number of run-outs as a fieldsmen in ODI cricket. Jayawadane is capable of providing the much required solidarity in the lineup which has Viru and Baz opening.

.ODI stats:

Matches- 448, Runs- 12650, Strike-rate-78.96