Kumar Sangakkara

Batsman

Age 48 years

Batting Style Left Handed Bat

Bowling Style Right-arm offbreak TeamsSri Lanka, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Punjab Kings, Lancashire, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Deccan Chargers, Kandurata Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kandurata Maroons, Jamaica Tallawahs, Durham, Surrey, Warne Warriors, Dhaka Dynamites, Hobart Hurricanes, Gemini Arabians, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Galaxy Gladiators Lantau, Marylebone Cricket Club, Multan Sultans, Sri Lanka Masters, Sri Lankan Lions

Kumar Sangakkara, an elegant stroke player, a reliable keeper, an astute thinker, was the cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for close to 15 years. After playing close to 500 international games for his country, the all-time great cricketer played his final game in a Test against India at Colombo (PSS) in 2015. Sangakkara's arrival on the cricket scene was sensational. A blistering 156 against Zimbabwe A in 2000 was enough to convince the selectors of...