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Sanath Jayasuriya

cricketer
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 30, 1969
Place of birth
Matara
Country of citizenship
Sri Lanka[6]
Occupation
cricketer, politician, athlete
Position held
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Educated at
St. Servatius' College[7]
Member of political party
United People's Freedom Alliance[11]
Award received
Wisden Cricketer of the Year[8]
Bowling style
left-arm orthodox spin[14]
Country for sport
Sri Lanka[13]
Member of sports team
Sri Lanka national cricket team, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Somerset, Marylebone Cricket Club, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Mumbai Indians, Worcestershire, Ruhuna Royals[10]
Social media followers
326k (248k–326k, n=4)[15][16][17][18]
Sport
cricket[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sanath Jayasuriya de Sanath Teran Jayasuriya es Sanath Teran Jayasuriya fr Sanath Teran Jayasuriya hi सनथ जयसूर्या hu Szanat Dzsajaszúrija ru Санат Джаясурья
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000496383367
VIAF cluster ID
4720156811377145390003
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2019243370
GND ID
1212074726
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sanath jayasuriya portrait.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
61afdf0d-acf3-4b7c-96ec-c997493b9407
Cricinfo player ID
49209
CricketArchive player ID
1987
Facebook username
SanathJayasuriya
Freebase ID
/m/023g00
JRC Names ID
72754
OpenSanctions ID
Sanath Jayasuriya
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Quora topic ID
Sanath-Jayasuriya-1
Trading Card Database name ID
150172
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdh4VwGPRPM4xbqGhrXh3
X (Twitter) username
sanath07

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 8
Somerset, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Sri Lanka national cricket team, Mumbai Indians, Marylebone Cricket Club, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Occupation 2
politician, cricketer
Award received 1
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Bowling style 1
left-arm orthodox spin
Country for sport 1
Sri Lanka
Country of citizenship 1
Sri Lanka
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
United People's Freedom Alliance
OpenSanctions ID 1
Sanath Jayasuriya
Place of birth 1
Matara
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
cricket
← FactGrid item ID 1
Aloysia Weber
← Head coach 1
Sri Lanka national cricket team
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Sanath Jayasuriya
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Summary

Sanath Jayasuriya was born on June 30, 1969[1], in Matara[2]. He has worked as a cricketer[3], politician[4], and athlete[5].

FAQs

Where was Sanath Jayasuriya born?

Sanath Jayasuriya's place of birth was Matara[2].

What did Sanath Jayasuriya do for work?

Sanath Jayasuriya worked as a cricketer[3], politician[4], and athlete[5].

Where did Sanath Jayasuriya go to school?

Sanath Jayasuriya was educated at St. Servatius' College[7].

What awards did Sanath Jayasuriya receive?

Honors received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year[8].

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wisden.com. wisden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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