Kumar Sangakkara

About Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lankan wicket-keeper who was the most prolific Test batsman in his country when he retired. In Test runs, average, half-centuries, centuries, and double centuries, he retired as Sri Lanka's all-time leader. He was the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 11,000, and 12,000 runs, as well as being tied for the fastest batter to 10,000 runs.

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricketer, cricketer, former captain of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team and model. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Sangakkara has recorded 28,016 international cricket races of all formats over a 15-year career. Retired, he was the second-highest scorer in ODI cricket and the sixth-highest scorer in cricket. Sangakkara is a left-handed tennis player and has been a ball guard for many years during his career. Sangakkara holds many test records, is the person with the fastest running speed at many different milestones in cricket tests. Sangakkara's partnership with Mahela Jayawardene is the second longest lasting relationship in test cricket history. Additionally, he holds the record for most layoffs in ODI Sangakkara cricket who won ICC Cricket of the Year in 2012 and has been featured in numerous awards and Word Test & ODI XI throughout his career. .

Born	October 27, 1977, Matale, Sri Lanka
Full name	Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Nickname	Sanga
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Batting style	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper, Batsman

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Trivia

He was known for publicly supporting sledging - the cricket version of trash-talk - to throw opponents off their game. He retired with 14,234 ODI runs, second only to Sachin Tendulkar.

Kumar Sangakkara before fame

He was a cricket player at Trinity College in Kandy, where he won the Trinity Lion, the school's highest sports honor. In the year 2000, he made his Test and One-Day International debuts.

Achievement of Kumar Sangakkara

He was known for publicly supporting sledging - the cricket version of trash-talk - to throw opponents off their game. He finished second only to Sachin Tendulkar with 14,234 ODI runs.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Kumar Sangakkara family life

He was born in the Sri Lankan city of Matale. Swarnakumara Sangakkara, his father, was an attorney. In 2003, he married Yehali Sangakkara, and the couple has two children, Kavith and Swyree.

Associations of Kumar Sangakkara

He was the second player, after Virender Sehwag, to win the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World title twice, in 2011 and 2015.

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