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  IND vs SA: Virat Kohli surpasses Sangakkara to join Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar in elite list

  Cricket | November 05, 2023 16:59 IST

  India have won seven out of their seven games in the ongoing showpiece event with 14 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 2.102. The Men in Blue have already qualified for the semifinals and would like to finish at the top of the points table after the end of the round-robin stage.

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  IPL 2021, MI vs RR - Fault lies more with us, not toss or pitch: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | October 06, 2021 10:31 IST

  Jimmy Neesham and Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled exceptionally well to keep Mumbai Indians' prospects alive as they outclassed Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday night.

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  IPL 2021: Looking for different match-winners in different games says RR Director Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | September 09, 2021 18:14 IST

  The Royals, who are placed fifth in the IPL points table, will begin the second leg of IPL by taking on Punjab Kings on September 21.

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  'Quickest hands in world': Sangakkara's witty response on ICC's video of MS Dhoni's stumping

  Cricket | July 07, 2021 16:52 IST

  The ICC posted a video compilation of MS Dhoni's quick stumping, and Kumar Sangakkara had a witty response to it.

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  Sachin Tendulkar pips Kumar Sangakkara to be the greatest Test batsman in 21st century

  Cricket | June 20, 2021 15:12 IST

  Tendulkar's 15,921 runs and 51 centuries are the most in Test cricket history.

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  Chetan Sakariya was a revelation for Rajasthan Royals, he's had a tough year: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | May 13, 2021 20:02 IST

  The Saurashtra pace bowler lost his father this week to Covid-19 and prior to that, in January, he lost his brother who committed suicide. Sakariya's skill-set and ability to handle pressure caught Sangakkara's eye.

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  IPL 2021 | 'He showed a lot of maturity': Kumar Sangakkara lauds 'exceptional' Devdutt Padikkal

  Cricket | April 23, 2021 9:35 IST

  RR's Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara opened up on the game in the post-match press conference, lauding the youngster Padikkal for his maturity to bat through.

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  Missing Jofra is big blow, we have faith in young Indian pacers Tyagi, Sakariya: Sangakkara

  Cricket | April 11, 2021 15:25 IST

  Archer, who played with a hand injury during the India series, is currently recuperating from a surgery and the duration of his availability during the later part is still not clear.

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  Strike balance between franchise leagues and international cricket, says Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | February 19, 2021 17:43 IST

  Sangakkara, who is the director of cricket at Rajasthan Royals, was on Friday asked about T20 leagues, the international game and the players who have to often make a difficult decision.

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  IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals appoint Kumar Sangakkara as director of cricket

  Cricket | January 24, 2021 15:57 IST

  Sangakkara scored over 28,000 runs for Sri Lanka over a hugely successful 16-year and has the highest Test batting average of any player in the last 46 years.

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  T10 shouldn't be played at the cost of another format, feels Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | January 12, 2021 16:13 IST

  The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League is slated to be played from January 28 to February 6.

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  MCC president Kumar Sangakkara condemns racial abuse of Indians at SCG

  Cricket | January 11, 2021 19:13 IST

  Play was halted for a few minutes at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday after India pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of racial abuse from a section of the crowd

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  Surprise omissions and selections in ICC Team of the Decade

  Cricket | December 28, 2020 16:21 IST

  While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.

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  IPL 2020 | Worried about Delhi Capitals' chances for playoff qualification, says Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | October 31, 2020 13:42 IST

  Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that Delhi Capitals' poor form may hamper their chances to qualify for the playoffs.

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  Kumar Sangakkara throws weight behind Sourav Ganguly to become ICC Chairman

  Cricket | July 26, 2020 9:42 IST

  Sangakkara, who is also the first non-British chief of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), said that an individual presiding over an international governing body has to have the interests of all cricketing countries at heart.

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  Change won't happen overnight, it's a tedious process: Kumar Sangakkara on 'BLM' movement

  Cricket | July 23, 2020 15:09 IST

  Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that the people need to be taught about the history of racial discrimination.

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  Faced Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara at two different points of my career, says R Ashwin

  Cricket | July 22, 2020 15:14 IST

  Australia's all-time highest Test run-scorer Ricky Ponting scored 148 runs from 256 deliveries against Ashwin without being dismissed during the 2011/12 series Down Under.

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  Sangakkara, Smith pick Ganguly as best Indian Test captain, Dhoni for white-ball formats

  Cricket | July 14, 2020 17:35 IST

  Smith and Sangakkara picked Ganguly over Dhoni when it comes to Test cricket but both agreed that Dhoni is the man in white-ball formats.

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  'Dada came to our dressing room and..': Sangakkara recalls incident involving Sourav Ganguly

  Cricket | July 13, 2020 10:42 IST

  Kumar Sangakkara recalled an incident involving Sourav Ganguly during the final of the 2002 Champions Trophy.

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  'Continuous harassment!': Protest erupts in Sri Lanka after Sangakkara grilled over 2011 WC probe

  Cricket | July 03, 2020 10:59 IST

  Protest erupted outside the sports ministry office, while fans also took to Twitter after Kumar Sangakkara was questioned for over ten hours over fixing probe in 2011 World Cup final.