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Jayawardene appointed Mumbai Indians coach

Mumbai Indians will have a new coach for IPL 2017 as former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will take over the role from Ricky Ponting

18-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Had to convince Murali to attack, says Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that one of the biggest challenges he faced as Sri Lanka captain was to convince Muttiah Muralitharan to overcome his "defensive mindset" as a bowler

28-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Need to understand characters as captain - Jayawardene

Captaining a team is about man management, according to Mahela Jayawardene, who said his style was about allowing individuals space to express themselves within a set of rules

20-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Klinger century crushes sub-par Somerset

Michael Klinger led from the front as Gloucestershire completed a NatWest T20 Blast double over arch-rivals Somerset with a seven-wicket victory at Taunton

01-Jul-2016•ECB Reporters Network

Gayle, Jayawardene and Rogers bring batting quality

A few of Somerset's off-season decisions appear a little short-term, but the arrival big names for the T20 Blast will boost chances of silverware

05-Apr-2016•George Dobell

Jayawardene signs for Somerset Blast stint

Somerset will feature the two highest run-scorers in the history of World T20 cricket in their NatWest Blast campaign this season following the signing of Mahela Jayawardene

31-Mar-2016•George Dobell

Jayawardene praise for 'special' England batting performance

Mahela Jayawardene has praised the character shown by England's young batsmen after they pulled off the second-highest successful run chase in T20 internationals

19-Mar-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayawardene brushes off SLC president's criticism

Mahela Jayawardene has brushed off criticism from SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala, contending that his ten-day consulting role with England is largely geared toward player development and not toward providing specific tactical information

27-Feb-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jayawardene, Head take Strikers to the top

Mahela Jayawardene's second fifty as an opener and Travis Head's beligerence converted a potential tricky chase of 176 into a cruise for the Adelaide Strikers

08-Jan-2016•The report by Will Macpherson

Scorchers begin title defence with loss to Strikers

Defending champions Perth Scorchers began their BBL 2015-16 campaign with a loss, going down by four wickets against the Adelaide Strikers in Perth

21-Dec-2015•The Report by Tristan Lavalette

Jayawardene 97 gives Central Districts eight-wicket win

A round-up of the Georgie Pie Super Smash matches played on November 29, 2015

29-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayawardene proposes All-Stars v USA in future

Mahela Jayawardene has proposed having greater participation from the USA national team players in future endeavours involving the Cricket All-Stars, including the potential for a USA v All-Stars exhibition match

20-Nov-2015•Peter Della Penna

England hope for Jayawardene edge

James Taylor has described Mahela Jayawardene's knowledge as "invaluable" as England prepare to put up a better fight in the UAE

03-Oct-2015•Alan Gardner

Jayawardene to play for Central Districts

Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka batsman, will play for Central Districts in the upcoming Georgie Pie Super Smash, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition

02-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jayawardene, Collingwood join England set-up

England have bolstered their specialist coaching staff for the Test and limited-overs series in Pakistan and the World T20 with the appointments of Mahela Jayawardene and Paul Collingwood

15-Sep-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Marsh wants 'elite group' to oversee game

Rod Marsh has called for cricket's global funding to be overseen by an independent "elite group" to determine whether administrators are making the right decisions about its future

01-Sep-2015•Daniel Brettig

'Kumar and Mahela were driven by healthy rivalry' - Moody

Kumar Sangakkara was driven by a "healthy rivalry" with Mahela Jayawardene, former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has said

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jayawardene to join England as consultant

Mahela Jayawardene is to join the England side as batting consultant. The prolific batsman will, ESPNcricinfo understands, be part of the England coaching team travelling to the UAE for the Test and limited-overs series against Pakistan

04-Aug-2015•George Dobell

England in Jayawardene consultancy talks

Mahela Jayawardene has been approach about joining the England coaching staff in a consultancy role

13-Jul-2015•George Dobell

'Challenge has been to evolve' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said that he had no regrets about hanging up his blue Sri Lanka shirt for the final time after their World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa

18-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

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