Kumar Sangakkara
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IND vs SA: Virat Kohli surpasses Sangakkara to join Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar in elite list
Cricket | Nov 05, 2023, 04:59 PM ISTIndia 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 | Oct 06, 2021, 10:31 AM ISTJimmy 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 | Sep 09, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 07, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 20, 2021, 03:12 PM ISTTendulkar'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, 08:02 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 23, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTRR'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 | Apr 11, 2021, 03:25 PM ISTArcher, 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 | Feb 19, 2021, 05:43 PM ISTSangakkara, 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 | Jan 24, 2021, 03:57 PM ISTSangakkara 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 | Jan 12, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 11, 2021, 07:13 PM ISTPlay 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 | Dec 28, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTWhile 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 | Oct 31, 2020, 01:42 PM ISTFormer 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 | Jul 26, 2020, 09:42 AM ISTSangakkara, 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 | Jul 23, 2020, 03:09 PM ISTFormer 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 | Jul 22, 2020, 03:14 PM ISTAustralia'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 | Jul 14, 2020, 05:35 PM ISTSmith 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 | Jul 13, 2020, 10:42 AM ISTKumar 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 | Jul 03, 2020, 10:59 AM ISTProtest 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.