Captaining a cricket team is about man management, according to Mahela Jayawardene, who said his style of leadership was about allowing individuals the space to express themselves within a framework of rules. Jayawardene was speaking on ESPNcricinfo Talking Cricket, to be aired on July 22 on SONY ESPN, about captaincy and how he grew into the job for Sri Lanka.Jayawardene captained Sri Lanka in 38 Tests (won 18, lost 12), 126 ODIs (won 68, lost 49) and 19 T20Is (won 12, lost 6) between 2004 and 2013. Under his leadership, they made the finals of the 2007 World Cup and the 2012 World T20.During his tenure as captain, Jayawardene said he took pains to understand the players under his charge. I thing its about man management for me number one, because the team will trust you more than a coach or anyone else, he said. You need to understand the characters in the team and allow them to showcase what theyve got, give them that freedom but in a manner that, you know, you dont treat each and every individual differently because there should be a set of rules to guide all these people.But at the same time, they have that little bit of freedom to express themselves and to understand who they are, I mean the background, the family backgrounds, what triggers them, how do they react to situations and how can you get the best out of them.Jayawardene felt that a good way to build a rapport with the players was to be a friend rather than a captain at the top giving orders.I realised I could get the best out of the guys a different way, where Id be their friend and then allow them to be leaders in their own right, allow them to make decisions and back those decisions, and tell them that theyve done a good job. Even when they make mistakes we sit down and have a discussion … and they would like to know that from you rather than someone else or a selector or a coach.Jayawardenes career overlapped with that of his close friend Kumar Sangakkara, who captained Sri Lanka in 82 matches across formats between 2009 and 2012. He was a senior player while Jayawardene was captain and vice versa, and Jayawardene said their personal equation had not interfered with team dynamics.When Kumar was captain, I would always question certain decisions he made and when I was captain he would do the same, Jayawardene said. You need that kind of friend and those kind of people in your team. I allowed people to ask questions because thats when I would make better decisions as a captain. I allowed the younger members of the team to ask questions because they might have a brilliant idea and if you shut them down, you will never know that.So my theory on teamwork is everyone talks and everyone has to contribute and I will pick things from them, and if nothing comes up then Ill take the decision but whatever the decision I take out there, its my decision, I take responsibility for that. It doesnt matter that it came from a different person, but its my decision once Ive made that call. So, Kumar was fantastic in the sense that we had very honest, opinionated discussions on certain matters and they were good for both of us.Watch ESPNcricinfo Talking Cricket with Mahela Jayawardene at 9.30 pm (IST) on July 22 (Friday) on SONY ESPN Cheap Ravens Jerseys . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Jaylon Ferguson Jersey . 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