Kumar Sangakkara

Former captain and star batsman Kumar Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lankan cricket, and has said first-class structure should be overhauled on the lines of Australian cricket. Kumar Sangakkara prepares to bat in the nets yesterday. Pic/AFP On ...  

SRI Lanka stalwart Kumar Sangakkara has lampooned players taking tri-series sabbaticals then making a beeline for lucrative India Premier League pastures. India rested Mumbai legend Sachin Tendulkar in Sunday's nail-biting four-wicket win against Australia.  

Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Monday put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, in Adelaide on Tuesday. "Our strength has always been ...  

Dinesh Chandimal's valiant 81 and useful partnerships with Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene couldn't prevent a late-order collapse as India restricted Sri Lanka to 236 for 9 in the fifth match of the CB Series at ...  

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara rued the chance that Lanka missed against Australia chasing 232 at Perth after a big fight back. "We should've been one-up by now," he said. (AFP Photo) "Our strength has always been playing India away from India ...  

Mahela Jayawardene (43) and Kumar Sangakkara (31) chipped in with notable performances while tail-ender Sachithra Senanayake clobbered an unbeaten 22off 14 balls. Seamer Vinay Kumar took three wickets and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took two scalps.  

Adelaide, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka captain and senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara Monday came out in defence of India’s ageing players Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid contending that age cannot be a criterion for selection. Sangakkara, on the eve of ...  

Stalwart Kumar Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lanka's cricket system, warning natural talent won't take the nation far enough. As the Sri Lankans prepared for Tuesday's one-day international against India in Adelaide, Sangakkara said shortcomings ...  

Skipper Michael Clarke's 57-run knock was the only standout performance ... lasted just five deliveries today before being caught behind by wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara. David Warner (34) was his usual attacking self but the fireworks didn't last long ...  

Kumar Sangakkara scored a century before Sri Lanka beat South Africa by two wickets with one ball to spare in a thrilling fifth and final One-Day International in Johannesburg. Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers both scored centuries for the home side as they posted 312 for four but they still ended up on the losing side as Sri Lanka reached 314 for eight.  

The Registrar of Companies of the Western Province of Sri Lanka has said that the running of a restaurant run by Sri Lanka's cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene and former captain Kumar Sangakkara as "The Crab Ministry" was illegal. He has held that the ...  

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara runs between the wickets during the fifth ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg. (Reuters Photo) JOHANNESBURG: Sachithra Senanayake struck a six off the penultimate ball to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket triumph over ...  

But Kumar Sangakkara (102) and Lahiru Thirimanne (69) put on 100 together and, when both fell late on, Sachithra Senanayake smashed a six to seal a breathless win. Sri Lanka, who are reportedly set to replace coach Geoff Marsh with Graham Ford, got their ...  

But Kumar Sangakkara (102) and Lahiru Thirimanne (69) put on 100 to get Sri Lanka back into the game before falling late on. "Graeme and AB batted beautifully and almost put it beyond us, but our openers started brilliantly," Sangakkara said.  

Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara showed some fight in a second wicket stand of 67, although Thirimanne should have followed his fellow opener to the pavilion when he was on 10. He edged Morne Morkel and Boucher put down a straightforward chance.