Mahela Jayawardene: “I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him”
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Mahela Jayawardene said he would put his money on Pakistan captain Babar Azam to achieve the incredible feat of being ranked the number one batsman in all three formats.
Mahela Jayawardene: “I think Prabath (Jayasuriya) was his nemesis – he got him three times out of the four innings. That was a very good battle to watch”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has become Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s nemesis.
Mahela Jayawardene on Babar Azam: “He’s a naturally gifted player”
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Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is such a “naturally gifted” batsman.
Mahela Jayawardene: “He [Akram] would run in with the same intensity at the end of the second day’s play as he would at the first ball of the match”
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Sri Lanka batting great Mahela Jayawardene said masterful Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram used to run in with the same intensity all the time.
Mahela Jayawardene: “He had a really quick arm action and he had the ability to beat you any time of the day”
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Legendary Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene said iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has the ability to beat you any time of the day.
Mahela Jayawardene: “He is a good player of spin and a very busy player”
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Ex-Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is a good player of spin.
Mahela Jayawardene: “He is a wicket-taking option too that bowls very well at the death as well, so can be considered a good attacking option”
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Iconic Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene said Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi is a good “wicket-taking option” who can also bowl well in the death overs.
Mahela Jayawardene: “[He] is more than capable of getting some swing early too”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said he would include Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in his dream T20 XI due to the fact that he can get early swing.
Mahela Jayawardene: “He had a great World Cup last year, bowls very well with the new ball”
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Legendary Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “bowls very well with the new ball”.
Mahela Jayawardene: “I don’t think that is a huge concern for Pakistan”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said Pakistan shouldn’t be concerned about pace bowler Hasan Ali’s dip in form.
