KUMAR SANGAKKARA One of the greatest players of Sri Lanka retires from International Cricket.This wicketkeeper-batsman is most Class batsman ever played for Sri Lanka in all formats of cricket.This prolific player in ODI, Sangakkara has scored more than 14,000 runs in the 50-over format and 12,000 runs in Test format by combining his elegant technique with hitting.He started his career in july 2000 in ODI format and aug 2000 in Test format while he was LAW student.He is captain of Sri Lanka team in all formats from 2009 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by England in June. Sri Lanka became runners-up in the series after winning all the game in group and knock-out stages and being defeated by Pakistan in the final.After INDIA tour of Sri Lanka in 2011,Sri Lanka being beaten by India in Test series 2–0 and ODI series 3–1,And then in 2011 world cup Sri Lanka reached the final of the tournament and defeated by INDIA in final , he resigned for captaincy. In 2011 he was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC awards ceremony. Sangakkara retired from ODI cricket after 2015 world cup.
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara was born on October 27, 1977 in Matale, His father is Swarnakumara Sangakkara He is youngest of four children in his family.He had an elder brother and two elder sisters Thushari and Saranga, and an elder brother: Vemindra, all who have achieved national level medals during their school-life. With their inspiration SANGAKKARA started playing different types of sports like badminton, tennis, swimming, table tennis and cricket in school. He grew up in Kandy, As their family house is close to Tennis Club his favourite game from childhood is Tennis.
Batting Records:
Batting in ODI TEST
Innings: 380 134
Not Outs: 41 17
Aggregate: 4234 12400
Average: 41.99 57.41
Highest Score: 169 319
50s: 93 52
100s: 25 38
Ducks:15 15 11
As wicket keeper:
Keeping Catches: 383 131
Stumpings: 99 20
SANGAKKARA international Records:
- First player to score 150+ scores in four consecutive Test matches
- Highest aggregate of runs in Test matches Sangakkara (12,350) in 133 matches at an Avg of 57.71
- Highest partnership for any wicket – 624 for the third wicket by Kumara Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
- Most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket in tests – Kumara Sangakkara and Mahela jayawardene(scored 5890 runs )
- Most runs in Year 2014 - 1483 runs in 12 matches with 4 hundreds and 9 fifties with average 71.09
- Highest 2nd wicket partnership in ODI - 212* by Lahiru Thirimanne & Kumara Sangakkara against England Welington in 2015
- Most stumpings in career as a wicketkeeper in ODIs 99
- Most runs in all the formats in calendar year - Sangakkara scored 2868 runs in year 2014.(1493 Tests + 1256 ODIs + 119 T20Is).
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