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5 Famous Cricketers Who Scored A Century On Their Birthday

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5 Famous Cricketers Who Scored A Century On Their Birthday
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It is not often we see an international century been hit on birthdays. Scoring a ton in any form of cricket in any conditions is not a piece of cake for a batsman. There are only a handful of famous cricketers who scored a century on their birthday. It is a rare occasion as all cricketers don’t get an opportunity to feel it.

Meanwhile, this milestone in cricket demands a long time concentration, dedication and technique. The batters need to resist quality bowlers who are always aiming to get the better of the opposition with one good delivery. There have been only a few instances when batsmen went on to make it big and achieved this remarkable feat to make their birthday a special one.

On that note, we take a look at the list of 5 famous cricketers who scored a century on their birthday:

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Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya (Credit: Getty Images)

It was his 39th birthday when the Sri Lanka superstar Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 26th ODI ton. The occasion was the super four match of Asia Cup, 2008 when the swashbuckling opener completely destroyed Bangladesh bowling from the start of the innings itself and then went on to score 130 off 88 balls including 16 boundaries and six towering sixes.

The southpaw brought up his century only in 55 balls (fastest in the list). He along with Kumar Sangakkara added 201 runs for the first wicket to set the tone for the match. Sri Lanka comfortably won the match by a margin of 158 runs and reached the finals of the Asia cup again.  

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