Who does not know Sanath Jayasuriya, one of the well-known cricketers of Sri Lanka in today's time. He is celebrating his birthday today. Anyone who has seen cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya batting knows how well Jayasuriya was skilled in cricket. Sanath Jayasuriya used to bat in the Sri Lankan openings, and good bowlers in front of him used to fear. Sanath Jayasuriya was a left-handed batsman, and his name would have been included in big cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar (Brian Lara). Today, Sanath Jayasuriya is celebrating his 51st birthday. Of course Sanath Jayasuriya had said goodbye to international cricket in 2011, but even today he comes on top in terms of many records. Sanath Jayasuriya is the fourth batsman in the list of cricketers who have scored the most runs in ODI cricket, and the second Sri Lankan player. Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 13430 runs in 433 ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar's name comes first in this list.

Sixth King was Sanath Jayasuriya: Every bowler in front of Sanath Jayasuriya used to eat awe because he used to beat the bowlers a lot with the new ball. Left-handed batsman Jayasuriya used to put big shots easily.

Sanath Jayasuriya comes in the top 3 batsmen among the cricketers who have hit the most sixes in ODI cricket. Before Sanath Jayasuriya, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan and Chris Gayle of the West Indies arrive. Sanath Jayasuriya has hit 270 sixes in 433 innings.

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