Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has confirmed that the ICC Cricket Committee has submitted a recommendation to to reduce the margin of umpire's call in lbw decisions made using the Decision Review System.

Batting greats Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardene have been appointed to the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee for a three-year term.

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene expressed his disappointment at the comments of the president of Sri Lanka Cricket, who was unhappy with the 38-year-old for accepting a consulting role with England in the upcoming ICC World Twenty20.

England batsman, Ian Bell, is eager to work with Mahela Jayawardene, who was appointed as the team's batting consultant for the three-match Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

In our latest series of 'Off The Mark' we find out how Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene got into the game and what drove him to become one of his country's finest players.

We start a brand new series of videos where we ask current and former players to offer us "one piece of advice" to pass on to people just starting out in the game. Mahela Jayawardene says "keep it simple".

The 2015 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be Mahela Jayawardene’s second taste of the tournament and he is already looking forward to playing a big role for the Jamaica Tallawahs.

Sri Lanka were terrible today. I don't know what got into them - nerves? But they are all experienced players, fantastic players, says Lycamobile ambassador Farokh Engineer.

Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene heaped praises on fellow teammate and pacer Lasith Malinga who made a direct return to international cricket in the World Cup after a five-month hiatus.

Mahela Jayawardene's temperament and Thisara Perera's hitting strength spared Sri Lanka's blushes as they just scraped past Afghanistan by four wickets in their World Cup Pool A game in Dunedin.

Sri Lanka. Perpetual underdogs. Perpetual over-achievers. They have never entered a World Cup as title favorites. They have never entered a World Cup with the best batting or the best bowling line-ups. Their run-ups to most World Cups isn't smooth either.

‘Precocious’. Prodigy. Words used for unbound talent surprisingly beyond age, beyond the age one is born into. Then there are players like AB de Villiers whose abilities push even the definitions of such words.

Kane Williamson marked his comeback from a shoulder injury with a match-winning century as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the fourth One-Day International in Nelson.

Brendon McCullum smashed 51 in 22 balls and Corey Anderson added 81 as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first One-Day International in Christchurch.

I said before England headed to Sri Lanka that this would be a tough assignment for them, and so it proved. It was always going to be the case going there with an untried team.

Tillakaratne Dilshan marked his 300th ODI with a century and Mahela Jayawardene waved farewell to Sri Lanka with a wicket as Sri Lanka thrashed England by 87 runs in the seventh and final game in Colombo.

Mahela Jayawardene will miss the third One-Day International between Sri Lanka and England in Hambantota tomorrow and has been replaced in the home side's squad by Ashan Priyanjan.

India produced another dominant performance to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third One-Day International in Hyderabad and move into an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

After last week's edition of Around The Grounds featured clubs and teams battling the weather, this week was a much more sunny affair.