With Kumar Sangakkara retiring from Test cricket, he will leave the game with many laurels. The left-handed batsman with 12350 runs in 133 Test is being considered as one of the great batsmen world has ever seen.
Sangakkara now has become the highest run contributor to his country- Sri Lanka. He is featured in a list which is comprised of great batsmen like Don Bradman.
The left-handed batsman is the highest run getter for his country, scored, 11 double hundred and 38 centuries for his team, he in his 15-year career made the highest contribution to Sri Lanka 17.7 percent.
For India, Sunil Gavaskar, who could pull and hook fearsome fast bowlers at ease during 1970’s and 1980’s. That was the time when West Indies bowlers dominated batsmen. But, Sunil Gavaskar played them with impeccable defense. He is the first Indian great and the first batsman to score 10000 runs in Test cricket.
He made 16.55 per cent contributions to India’s total run during his 16-year-old career.
Legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman topped the list as his contribution for an Australia total run during his career was better than any other batsman, and highest among all great cricketers.
Here is a list of TOP 10 great batsmen who contributed the highest percentage of runs for their country:
|
Player |
Country |
Matches |
Runs |
Contribution |
|
Sir Don Bradman |
Australia |
52 |
6996 |
24.28 |
|
Brian Lara |
West Indies |
131 |
11953 |
18.87 |
|
Len Hutton |
England |
79 |
6971 |
18.13 |
|
Jack Hobbs |
England |
61 |
5410 |
17.91 |
|
Kumar Sangakkara |
Sri Lanka |
133 |
12350 |
17.07 |
|
Wally Hammond |
England |
85 |
7249 |
16.81 |
|
Sunil Gavaskar |
India |
125 |
10122 |
16.55 |
|
Ken Barrington |
England |
82 |
6806 |
16.49 |
|
Neil Harvey |
Australia |
79 |
6149 |
16.18 |
|
Younus Khan |
Pakistan |
101 |
8814 |
15.95 |