Kumar Sangakkara
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ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Angelo Mathews says Kumar Sangakkara inspired Sri Lanka's record chase against India
Cricket | Jun 09, 2017, 01:13 PM ISTCaptain Angelo Mathews termed Sri Lanka's record win over India as one of their top victories.
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Shane Warne's Warriors wallop Sachin's Blasters to seal series
Cricket | Nov 12, 2015, 02:48 PM ISTHouston: Shane Warne's Warriors walloped Sachin Tendulkar's Blasters by 57 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Cricket All Stars Series here today.Tendulkar's decision to put the opposition in to bat backfired
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Kohli and Sangakkara: A touching display of sportsmanship!
Cricket | Aug 25, 2015, 07:10 PM ISTSri Lanka went through emotional turmoil on Monday when the legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara bid adieu to international cricket. The 37-year-old left-handed batsman ended his 15-year long innings on the cricket field after the second
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Kumar Sangakkara offered post of envoy to Britain
Cricket | Aug 25, 2015, 06:00 AM ISTColombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena offered the post of high commisisoner to Britain to cricketer Kumar Sangakkara who retired from international cricket on Monday.Sirisena who was at the P. Sara Oval cricket ground in
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Virat Kohli's handwritten farewell message to Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 24, 2015, 04:14 PM ISTColombo: Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has penned a heartwarming farewell message to retiring Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, saying that he felt "lucky" to have played in the same era as the legendary cricketer."Dear
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Kumar Sangakkara: A glittering career finally comes to an end
Cricket | Aug 23, 2015, 08:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kumar Sangakkara, one of the greatest players to have played the game of cricket, has finally hanged up his boots.In the last innings of his carrer, he was caught by Murali Vijay off
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2nd Test, Day 4: Rahane ton leads the way for India
Cricket | Aug 23, 2015, 06:13 PM ISTColombo: India were eyeing a series-levelling victory in the second cricket Test by reducing Sri Lanka to 72 for two after setting the hosts a daunting victory target of 413, riding on Ajinkya Rahane's sparkling
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Indian team gives guard of honour to retiring Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 22, 2015, 02:11 AM ISTColombo: Playing his final Test, Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara was today accorded a warm welcome as he walked out to bat with the rival Indian team forming a guard of honour to applaud
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2nd Test, Day 2: Sri Lanka reach 65/1 at tea in reply to India's 393
Cricket | Aug 21, 2015, 03:59 PM ISTColombo: Retiring Kumar Sangakkara and Kaushal Silva steadied Sri Lanka innings after an early jolt as the home side reached to 65 for one at tea in response to India's 393 on the second day
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BCCI felicitates retiring Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 20, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTColombo: The BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur today felicitated batting great Kumar Sangakkara before the start of today's play of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, which marks the farewell match for the legendary
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Indian cricketers pay tributes to Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 17, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTColombo: Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and team director Ravi Shastri on Monday paid tributes to veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who will be playing the final Test of his career in the
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Galle gives emotional farewell to Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 15, 2015, 06:41 PM ISTGalle: The Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test match at the very venue he made his debut 15 years
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Being relieved of keeping was the best thing: Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 12, 2015, 06:53 AM ISTGalle: Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday said being relieved of the gloves behind the stumps in Tests was the "best thing" that happened to his career."I didn't like it when they stopped
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Had a great time but not winning ODI World Cup a regret: Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 11, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTGalle: As Sri Lankan cricket's greatest ambassador Kumar Sangakkara prepares to bow out, he termed his decade and a half in the game as a “great one” with the biggest regret being not able to
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Angelo Mathews: We want to beat India for retiring Kumar Sangakkara
Cricket | Aug 06, 2015, 04:25 AM ISTColombo, Sri Lanka (AP): Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday his team is eager to send off the retiring Kumar Sangakkara by winning the test series against India that starts next week.Sangakkara has
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Kumar Sangakkara to retire during home series against India
Cricket | Jun 27, 2015, 07:59 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara today said that he will bid adieu to Test cricket after the second match against India during the home series in August, which will bring to an end
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Kumar Sangakkara named Wisden's top cricketer for 2nd time
Cricket | Apr 09, 2015, 11:14 AM ISTLondon: Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara has been honored as the leading cricketer in the world for the second time by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.The 37-year-old Sangakkara is only the second player to earn the accolade
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ADIEU: 7 cricketers who played their last ODIs in World Cup 2015
Cricket | Mar 30, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Apart from Australia having won their 5th World Cup title, there were many other highlights which made World Cup 2015 memorable. We saw moments of joy and also lost heart when tears welled
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World Cup 2015: Eleven memorable moments
Cricket | Mar 30, 2015, 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: As we bid adieu to the World Cup 2015 with vintage Australia having emerged as a champion for the 5th time, the tournament has been a great success not just in terms of
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World Cup 2015: Our worst performance in World Cup, says Angelo Mathews
Cricket | Mar 18, 2015, 05:57 PM ISTSydney: Describing their loss to South Africa in the quarter-final as their worst performance in the World Cup, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday thanked old war horses Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara for