Because of Sanath Jayasuriya, his mother survived that day

He has always proved his superiority in 22 yards, and he has proved his ability in devastating batting time and again. In 2003, he also expressed his reluctance to sign a contract with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. After that, he stepped down from the captaincy. Matara Hurricane means a name to Sri Lanka Cricket and the whole cricket world – Sanath Jayasuriya.

But do you know? His mother survived the 2004 tsunami because of the boy’s name Jayasuriya. On December 26, 2004, Jayasuriya’s mother was the one who came to the rescue after being in danger in the first shock. After learning about Jayasuriya’s mother, the rescue workers removed her from there, took her to a safe shelter, and provided exceptional services. Many people lost their lives in that terrible tsunami, and some of Jayasuriya’s close friends and thousands of people did not get much support.

Remembering that incident, Jayasuriya said in an interview, ”Even now, many people get scared when they hear the name of the tsunami. But when my mother hears it, she still doesn’t run like in the past. ” In the interview, Jayasuriya also said, ”If I didn’t come to cricket, I might have done some small job in my area. My mother is happy to say my name.”

Jayasuriya has added a different dimension to modern cricket. He brought the flavour of T20 in the nineties with devastating batting. The Lankan star also started the game by ruling the opponent’s bowler in the powerplay. He has brought himself into the best ranks with excellent batting throughout his career.

After quitting cricket, he joined politics. But beyond this, he has worked for the charity. This Lankan star also works as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. Jayasuriya came from a small town and became a big star in the cricket world.

Jayasuriya made his debut in international cricket in 1991. He has always tried to give the best for the team with the bat at 22 yards. He led the team for almost four years as captain and has scored centuries against all teams except West Indies and New Zealand. Then in 2007, this star said goodbye to white clothes.

This opener was one of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning team members. In 2005, he became the fourth cricketer to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODIs. He is one of the greatest stars of all time in ODI cricket. This star has left his devastating batting impression in T20 cricket as well. He was the third highest run-scorer in the first season of IPL.

Matara Hurricane has always credited her family and coaches for being able to come so far in his career. The Lankan great once said, ”My family, coaches have all been very supportive. I wouldn’t have come this far without their support.”

So! Without the support, it would not be possible for the son of an ordinary fisherman’s family to become a hurricane!