Kumar Sangakkara
Name: Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Country: Sri Lanka
Date of Birth: October 27, 1977
Place of Birth: Kandy
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut: July 5, 2000 v Pakistan
Test Debut: July 20, 2000 v South Africa
T20 Debut: June 15, 2006 v England
- TESTs
- ODIs
- T20s
Kumar Sangakkara is the most influential and talented cricketer in Sri Lankan cricket. Within few months of his international debut, the southpaw was the most talked about player in the cricket arena. He is a gifted strokemaker with plenty of class and caliber in him.
Behind the stumps, he is a slick wicket-keeper and a sharp-tongued sledger. A charismatic personality and a smart thinker, Sangakkara is billed as the next skipper of Sri Lanka. In 2007, he became the first batsman ever to make single innings scores of a 150 plus in four consecutive test matches.
TESTs BATTING vs ALL TEAMS
| M | Inn | No | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 118 | 9 | 6103 | 287 | 16 | 25 | 55.99 | 55.99 |
TESTs BOWLING vs ALL TEAMS
| M | Overs | Runs | Mdns | Wkts | Avg | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0/4 | 4 |