How tall is kumar sangakkara

We have the opportunity to convert more supporters to the game we love and educate them about the fantastic work MCC does locally, nationally and globally for cricket and those communities. He played against the Club in , openeing the batting for the touring Sri Lankans in a first-class match at Queen's Park Chesterfield.

Kumar Sangakkara has joined SkySports for commentary throughout the English summer of He also commentated in Pakistan's tour of England as well as India's tour of England. Sangakkara has played English county cricket with Warwickshire in the County Championship. In Sangakkara was contracted to represent Lancashire in the County Championship, but never represented the club because of international commitments.

For the and seasons Sangakkara was contracted to play for Surrey. After his international retirement, Sangakkara continued to play for Surrey and in scored his th century in all formats of the game combined on 13 June On 22 May , Sangakkara announced that the following season would be his last in first-class cricket and that he would retire at the end of County Championship. He made the announcement after scoring four consecutive centuries becoming the fourth Surrey batsman to achieve this feat Ian Ward was the last to do it in , pass 20, first-class and having scored runs in the said four games.

In the quarter-final of the Royal London One-Day Cup against Yorkshire, he scored from as many balls, which became his th century in all formats of the game combined, that now included 61 in first-class and 39 in List A games. Sangakkara became the first batsman to reach 1, runs for the season when he brought up his sixth century for the season against Yorkshire.

On 7 March , Sangakkara was appointed as a member of Sri Lanka's selection committee by sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara. The committee was tasked to select the Sri Lankan squad for ICC World Twenty20 tournament, as Sri Lanka suffered heavy defeats in recent times with the previous squad.

The chairman of the selection committee is Aravinda de Silva. On 4 January , Sangakkara scored his 38th test century by making against New Zealand during the second match of the 2 Test match series. With this feat, he is only one short to become the highest double-century maker in test history. He has 11 test double centuries, only one short of 12 double centuries by Don Bradman. He also surpassed 12, runs in Test cricket, becoming the first Sri Lankan and 5th overall cricketer to achieve that mark.

Sangakkara scored his 23rd century in this match and this ball century was his fastest century overall and the fastest century by a Sri Lankan in World Cup history. Sangakkara's last ODI innings were disappointing from him and his teams' point of view, where Sri Lanka lost the quarter-final against South Africa on 18 March He only scored 45 runs, it was Sri Lanka's first World Cup defeat in a quarter final after His teammate Mahela also retired from ODI career with this match.

During the ICC World Twenty20 championship, Sangakkara announced his retirement from the Twenty20 International arena after the championship with his teammate Mahela. He said that Sangakarra was disillusioned by some of the actions of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board in the past, and now that attempts have been made to change personnel and practices, Sangakkara should reconsider his decision.

Sangakkara did not give an answer to the statement. On 27 June , Sangakkara officially announced his retirement from Test cricket as well. He retired from Test cricket after the second Test match against India. He scored 32 runs in the first innings and 18 in the second of his last test match and got out to Ravichandran Ashwin for the fourth consecutive time in the series.

Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation recognized Sangakkara as the "Player of the Century" citing many of Sangakkara's past memories and achievements. Sangakarra retired from ODI cricket in The letter of appointment was handed over to Sangakkara by the president at President's official residence. He was later released by the franchise and was picked by Karachi Kings as captain for the edition. Under his captaincy team reached play-offs. Before Sri Lanka's Test series against England in , Sangakkara returned to county cricket, playing two matches for Durham, which included against Sussex in his final innings.

On 16 January , it was announced that he would be joining Surrey on a two-year contract. Sangakkara scored a brilliant century against Glamorgan, where he scored runs, which was his maiden century for Surrey in this county season.

After the match, he said that he is willing to see the comeback of English batsman Kevin Pietersen to the international cricket. Sangakkara though retired from international cricket, showed his talent, strength, and ability when he participated in the Cricket All-Stars Series under Shane Warne's captaincy Warne's Warriors. In the three T20 matches, he scored runs, which was more than any other cricketer in the series, and included one fifty.

His average in the series was He also hit the most fours and sixes, 12 a piece. For his overall performance, Sangakkara was judged player of the series as well. On the Sri Lankan tour of Bangladesh in , Sangakkara hit his highest test score to date with in the first innings of the second test.

He followed his triple century with a knock of in the 2nd innings and the game finished as a draw. He continued his good batting run with another century in the 2nd ODI. His impressive form with the bat continued at the Asia Cup where he amassed a total of runs in five innings. He started the tournament with a 63 against Pakistan before hitting a match winning against India. He then added scores of 77 and 2 against Afghanistan and Bangladesh before being dismissed for a golden duck in the final against Pakistan.

Sri Lanka went on to win the game and the tournament. Afterwards, Jayawardene also followed him into retirement. Sangakkara under-performed in the World T20, but in the final match against India, he scored 51 not out off just 33 balls making his team win their second ICC trophy since On 3 December Sangakkara reached 13, runs in One-day internationals in the third match of the series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, and became the fourth player in One-day history to achieve the feat after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Sanath Jayasuriya.

He also became the second most prolific half-century maker in One-day internationals during this match. He scored 4 consecutive half-centuries followed by a century. He also took 4 catches as a wicket-keeper in this match taking the player of the match award. He was caught while on 33 in his last innings on home soil. He was selected as Leading Cricketer in the World in the and editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, becoming the second player to have won this award twice.

One of the most elegant left-hander to play for Sri-Lanka, the former captain Kumar Sangakkara. Pursuing his career in the field of Law, Sangakkara developed an interest in cricket when he started to play for his college cricket team. His game was nurturing day by day thanks to the guidance of coach Sunil Fernando, that is when he got selected for the Under Sri Lankan team and the rest is history. He was prolific in all the formats of the game and is the highest run-getter for Sri Lankan cricket and 5th overall with 12, runs to his name from test matches at an average of He was an aspiring leader as well and under his leadership, Sri Lanka made it to the World Cup finals in the year Chamari Athapaththu.

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Jason Holder. Akeal Hosein. Evin Lewis. Kieron Pollard. Nicholas Pooran. Andre Russell. Full Name Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara. Born October 27, , Matale. Age 44y 16d. Batting Style Left hand bat. Bowling Style Right arm offbreak. Fielding Position Wicketkeeper. Playing Role Wicketkeeper batter. Sri Lanka. Asia XI. Central Province. Colombo District Cricket Association. Deccan Chargers. Hobart Hurricanes. Jamaica Tallawahs.