Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene smiles as he leaves the pitch after being dismissed in his final test innings during the fourth day of the second test cricket match against Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday. Sri Lanka won the Test and series against Pakistan. Photo: AP
Pakistan players greet Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene as he walks into bat on the first day of the second test cricket match. It is his 149th Test and he had scored 11,814 runs in his illustrious career. Photo: AP
Sri Lanka team members greet Mahela Jayawardene, fourth left, as they walk in to field during the fourth day of the second test cricket match against Pakistan in Colombo. The Sri Lankans gave a befitting farewell for Jayawardene by winning the second Test against Pakistan. Photo: AP
Mahela Jayawardene receives a guard of honor by young cricketers during the second day of the second test cricket match against Pakistan in Colombo. In the 149 Tests he had played, he scored 34 centuries and 50 fifties. Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene during the first Test against Pakistan. Both of them are good friends and had rescued Sri Lanka from many precarious situations. Jayawardene's highest score in Test cricket is 374 against South Africa. Photo: AP
In his 149 Tests, Jayawardene has scored 11814 runs with 374 being the highest at an average of 49.84. He had scored 34 centuries and 50 fifties. He is only batsmen who has scored a half-century in debut and also his last Test. Photo: AP
Not only in Tests, Jayawardene has scored lots of runs in ODIs also. In his 420 ODIs, he has scored 11681 runs with an average of 32.90. He has scored 16 centuries and 72 fifties in ODIs. His highest in ODIs is 144. Photo: AP
Jayawardene poses for a photo during a visit to the historic Taj Mahal. Jayawardene also represented for Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the Indian Premier League. Photo: PTI
Sri Lanka's batsman Thilan Samaraweera and Mahela Jayawardene celebrate their victory in the Cricket World Cup semifinal match against New Zealand in Colombo on March 29, 2011. Photo: AP
Jayawardene scored a scintillating century (103) against India in the 2011 World Cup which helped his team to score a formidable 274. But M.S. Dhoni and his team chased the score with ease with more than one over to spare. Photo: AP
In this November 20, 2009 picture, Mahela Jayawardene receives the 'Man of the Match' award at the end of the first test between India and Sri Lanka at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the 18 Tests he has played against India, he has scored 1822 runs with an average of 67.48 and his highest being 275. Photo: PTI
Mahela Jayawardene seen with former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Photo: PTI
Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene celebrates as he completes a triple century against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on July 29, 2006. As captain in 38 Tests he has scored 3665 runs at an average of 59.11 with 374 being his highest. Photo: AP
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and his New Zealand counterpart Stephen Fleming share the trophy after the two Test series ended 1-1 in this December 18, 2006 picture. In the 13 Tests he had played against New Zealand he has scored 1028 runs with 167 being the highest at an average of 48.95. Photo: AP