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    "title": "Interesting Facts about Sanath Jayasuriya",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">One of the best ODI player of all time, Sri Lankan all rounder Sanath Jayasuriya is is credited as having revolutionized ODI cricket with his explosive batting. Some interesting facts and trivia about Sanath Jayasuriya are as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#008000;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Interesting Facts about Sanath Jayasuriya<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He was born on 30 June 1969 in the Southern Sri Lankan city of Matara<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He made his ODI debut against Australia in 1989 and Test debut against New Zealand at Hamilton in February 1991.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He is the most capped cricketer for Srilanka. He scored highest number of centuries (28) in ODI for Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># His marathon innings of 189 against India at Sharjah is the highest individual score for any Sri Lankan batsman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Along with Upul Tharanga, he holds the record of highest opening partnership in ODI history. They put up 286 runs stand against England in 2006.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Sanath Jayasuriya has more ODI wickets than Shane Warne.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Jayasuriya was chosen as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1996 and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1997.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Sanath Jayasuriya participated in a famous Indian dance reality show &ldquo;Jhalak Dikhlajaa&rdquo;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He has the most career ducks in the ODI format of the game - 34. Out of these 10 are Golden Ducks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Jayasuriya finished his career with 270 sixes in ODIs, which is the second highest in the history of ODIs &mdash; behind Afridi&rsquo;s 351.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He is also second to Sachin Tendulkar (2016) in the list of most fours hit in a career &mdash; 1500.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Jayasuriya is the only player to score 13,000 plus ODI runs and taken more than 300 wickets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He was the Chief Selector of Sri Lanka when the team won the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time in 2014.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He is the first cricketer to be appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># First cricketer to play while in the Parliament as a politician.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># He was awarded man of the match for 47 times in ODI<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># ODI Career - He scored 13430 runs at an average of 32.36 with 28 centuries and 68 half centuries. He also took 323 wickets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"># Test Career -&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;\">He scored 6973 runs at an average of 40.07&nbsp;with 14&nbsp;centuries and 31&nbsp;half centuries. He also took 98&nbsp;wickets.<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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