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Kumar Sangakarra

BornOctober 27, 1977
Major TeamsSri Lanka, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka 'A'
Known AsKumar Sangakarra
Batting StyleLeft Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Test Debut2000/01 against South Africa at Galle
ODI Debut2000/01 against Pakistan at Galle


Profile
Kumar Sangakarra, in his short career, has already made a mark as a batsman having a very sound technique and temperament. He can also keep wickets for his team and can now be selected in the Sri Lankan team purely on his batting credentials.

News Articles
Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (2007-03-05)

I hope the bad times are over: Sehwag (2007-03-02)

Big guns to exit in blaze of glory: Sangakarra (2007-02-26)

India wallop Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam (2007-02-17)

India goes into series decider sans Sachin Tendulkar (2007-02-16)

Dhoni climbs to third spot in ICC ODI rankings (2007-02-16)

Dravid praises Dhoni, Zaheer and defends Sehwag (2007-02-14)
Wounded India desperate to level series in Goa (2007-02-13)
Teams need to play really well to beat us: Jayawardene (2007-02-13)
    ... more news stories



Test Statistics
 MINoRunsHsAve10050CtSt
Batting1321178310539.1515342
 OMRWAveBest5w10wSrEcon
Bowling0

One Day Statistics
 MINORunsHSAve10050SRCtSt
Batting312855578524.210266.78174
 OMRWAveBest4w5wSrEcon
Bowling0




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