Kumar sangakkara short biography

Sri Lankan cricketer (born )

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October ) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka from to A former captain in all formats.

He was born in Matale, Central Province. In first-class cricket, he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from –98 to –14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from to Sangakkara is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time.

He was a key part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the Asian Test Championship, ICC Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup.

Sangakkara played mostly as a wicket-keeper-batter and is generally regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters in cricket history.^[1] His 38 Test centuries and 25 in ODIs are both highest for a wicket-keeper.

He batted left-handed and, although he rarely bowled, was a right-arm off spinner. In all three forms of international cricket, Sangakkara is the second-h