Kumar Sangakkara
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Hit wicket...the off bail. The most recent and one of the more bizarre hit wicket dismissals was of Sri Lanka national cricket team captain Kumar Sangakkara in the finals of the triangular ODI Compaq Cup against India at Colombo on 14 September... In this article: Ian Botham, Alan Revill, Andy Ducat, Australia, Brian Johnston, M. J. K. Smith, Billy Zulch, England, Adelaide Oval, and Mark Waugh |
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New Kerala | May 30, 2009
Sri Lankan cricketers cancel Oxford University visit over security fears
...visit over security fears London, May 30: Security concerns have forced members of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara, to cancel their visit to Oxford University. Both the players along with team...
In this article: Oxford University, Sri Lankan cricket team, Muttiah Muralitharan, Oxford Union, Tamil Tigers, Punjab, West Bengal, and London
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IPL experience will come in handy in World T20: Sangakarra
...season of the IPL gave them a chance to prepare for the World T20, starting June 5. Sangakkara took over as Sri Lanka captain after his good friend Mahela Jayawardene stepped down, after their Pakistan tour in March which was abandoned...
In this article: Indian Premier League, Sri Lanka, Lahore, Australia, World Cup, Mahela Jayawardene, and Sri Lanka cricket team
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The Hindu - News | March 03, 2009
Sri Lankan high commission releases names of injured players
...High Commission said in a statement: "The following members of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team have received minor injuries including Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Suranga Lakmal and Thilina Thushara and Assistant Coach Mr Paul Farbrace.
In this article: Thilan Samaraweera, Lahore, Pakistan Cricket Board, Ajantha Mendis, and Sri Lankan Cricket Team
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Cricket365 News | March 03, 2009
BCCI Express Sorrow And Anguish
...following the attack on the Sri Lanka cricketers in Pakistan. Thilan Samaraweera, Ajantha Mendis, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Thushara have been injured after gunmen opened fire on the Sri Lanka team bus on the...
In this article: Pakistan, Sri Lankan cricket team, Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka, Lahore, Thilan Samaraweera, Ajantha Mendis, and Albie Morkel
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Sangakkara to lead Sri Lankan team, Murali deputy
By P. Karunakharan, Colombo, March 11 : Wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara is set to captain the Sri Lankan cricket team with spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan likely to be named as his deputy, the sports minister said here Wednesday.
In this article: Lion, World Cup, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricket team, Muttiah Muralitharan, Punjab, West Bengal, and Colombo
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International Herald Tribune | March 04, 2009
Pakistan's hopes fade in international arena
...the attack against his team in Pakistan, arriving at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara, who was hit in the shoulder by shrapnel, told ABC Radio, Australia, that the players might have been killed but for their bus driver, who...
In this article: Pakistan, International Cricket Council, World Cup, Australia, Sri Lankan cricket team, Sri Lanka, Lahore, and Sharjah
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Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (born 27 October 1977 at Matale) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the national team. He is a left-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy.He is also a law student in Sri Lanka Law College. Sangakkara began his career as a batsman but subsequently became a wicket-keeper. His batting has developed to such an extent that he once topped the LG ICC Test batting rankings. However in 2006 he gave the gloves to Prasanna Jayawardene in Tests and has since played as a specialist batsman. He remains Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper in One-Day International and Twenty20 cricket. As at January 2009, he was ranked 3rd on the Test batting rankings. He peaked at 6th on the ICC all-time Test batting rankings.
Sangakkara likes to hit the ball square of the wicket on the off-side and upon making a century, consistently continues on past 150. On the 6 December 2007 he was named as the new Number 1 batsman in the LG ICC Test player rankings with a rating of 938, the highest rating ever achieved by a Sri Lankan player, and became the first batsman ever to score in excess of 150 in four consecutive tests. His skill was recognized worldwide when he earned selection for the ICC World XI One-Day team that competed against Australia in the Johnnie Walker Series in October 2005. Despite the World XI losing all of the one-day games by considerable margins, Sangakkara left the series with some credit, averaging 46. He plays his domestic cricket for Nondescripts in Sri Lanka and played English county cricket with Warwickshire during 2007. He was billed as a future captain of Sri Lanka.On Sri Lanka's tour to England in May 2006, he was named the vice-captain of the side. In March 2009 he was appointed to captain the Sri Lankan team for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
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