Kumar Sangakara
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Kumar Sangakkara gives full freedom to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, says 'the less said, the better'
Cricket | Apr 18, 2026, 05:57 PM ISTKumar Sangakkara backed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after his rare failure, urging him to enjoy cricket and play freely. The 15-year-old has impressed in IPL 2026 with 200 runs at a 263 strike rate, as RR avoid putting pressure on him.
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India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters highlights: India win by four runs
Cricket | Feb 23, 2025, 12:03 AM ISTIndia Masters defeated Sri Lanka Masters by four runs in the opening game of the International Masters League. Stuart Binny and Yusuf Pathan had a stellar day with the bat before Kumar Sangakkara and Isuru Udana stole the show.
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Sachin Tendulkar-Kumar Sangakkara among captains for International Masters League
Cricket | Feb 14, 2025, 07:07 PM ISTSachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara have been revealed as the skippers of India Masters and Sri Lanka Masters, respectively ahead of the inaugural season of the International Masters League.
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Kumar Sangakkara names Indian bowler who gave him some 'sleepless nights'
Cricket | May 21, 2021, 07:09 PM IST"Lovely guy, very intense cricketer but an absolute champion for India and world cricket," said Sangakkara.
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Sri Lanka turn down offer to play T20 in Pakistan after Lahore attacks
Cricket | Jul 28, 2017, 01:37 PM ISTIt was Sri Lanka's team which had come under attack from militants in March, 2009 in Lahore after which no top Test team has toured Pakistan because of security concerns and the PCB has been forced to hold its home series in the UAE.
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Only one Indian cricketer in Sangakkara's playing XI, it’s not Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket | Jun 29, 2016, 08:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar has lost out to Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting in finding a place in former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara's all-time best XI. In fact, Rahul Dravid is the
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2nd Test, Day 2: Kumar Sangakkara fails in farewell, Lankans 140/3 at stumps
Cricket | Aug 21, 2015, 06:46 PM ISTColombo: Retiring legend Kumar Sangakkara failed to get a big knock in his swansong Test appearance but Sri Lanka overcame an early jolt to reach 140/3 after dismissing India for 393 in the first innings
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NZ vs SL: Sri Lanka makes 287-6, batting 1st in 7th ODI
Cricket | Jan 29, 2015, 11:51 AM ISTWellington: Kumar Sangakkara hit his 21st one-day international century to lead Sri Lanka to 287-6 batting first in Thursday's seventh and last game of the one-day series against New Zealand.Tillakaratne Dilshan made 81 and shared
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Kohli moves up to 12th in rankings, Sangakkara back on top
Cricket | Jan 11, 2015, 08:23 PM ISTDubai: Premier Indian batsman Virat Kohli Sunday moved up three places to the 12th spot, while Sri Lankan maestro Kumar Sangakarra returned to the top in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.Indian captain
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SL vs Eng: Sri Lanka beats England by 6 wickets in 4th ODI
Cricket | Dec 07, 2014, 09:00 PM ISTColombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan spinners combined for nine wickets before Kumar Sangakkara hit 86 runs to help the hosts to a tense six-wicket win over England in the fourth one-day international on Sunday.Electing to