Kumar Sangakkara : Ask Biography

Personal information

Full name

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara

Birth Date (Y-M-D)

1977-10-27

Place of birth

Matale

Country of birth

Sri Lanka

Nickname

Sanga

Batting style

Left-handed

Bowling style

Right arm off break

Role

Wicket-keeper, Batsman

Country

Sri Lanka

Test Debut

20 July 2000 v South Africa

Last Test

7 July 2011 v England

ODI debut

5 July 2000 v Pakistan

Last ODI

2 April 2011 v India

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Nondescripts

1997 - present

Kings XI Punjab

2008-2010

Warwickshire

2007

Deccan Chargers

2011 - present

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Kumar Sangakkara (කුමාර් සන්ගක්කාර)(born 27 October 1977, Matale, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman. He used to play as a wicket-keeper and top-order batsman in all forms of the game, but has stopped doing so in Tests as his batting average is significantly higher in Tests when he plays as a pure batsman. He was ranked as the number 1 Test batsman in the world several times during his career. Following the world cup defeat to India he has since stepped down from the captaincy.

Sangakkara became the only Sri Lankan and only active cricketer to deliver the Cowdrey Lecture, when he delivered the 11th MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on July 4, 2011.