Kumar Sangakkara was expected to be the new white-ball coach for the England side and grow a partnership with captain Jos Buttler. But, with the ECB extending the red-ball coach Brendon McCullum for the limited overs format, that possibility was ruled out. However, there was another cloud of thoughts hovering around his future in the […]
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Kumar Sangakkara Reveals Story On Dinesh Karthik Playing SA20 For Paarl Royals
The Royal’s Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, opened up on the story of how he convinced the former Indian wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik to play in the upcoming season of the SA20 league. The latter retired from the Indian Premier League (IPL) last season, playing his farewell game for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The Tamil […]
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IND vs ENG: “He Came In Last Season In One Of The Most Difficult Positions…” – Kumar Sangakkara Hails Dhruv Jurel After His Maiden India Call-up
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara lavished his admiration on young Indian wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel following his first call-up to the Indian team for the first two games against England. The 22-year-old was one of three wicketkeeper batsmen to be picked in India’s squad for the high-octane home series. The 22-year-old Uttar Pradesh player has […]
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SA vs IND: Virat Kohli Breaks Kumar Sangakkara’s Massive Record In International Cricket, With A Fighting Knock Against South Africa
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has achieved another milestone in his career during the first test of the two-match series against South Africa. The 35-year-old has broken Kumar Sangakkara’s record of most 2000 international runs in a calendar year. Virat Kohli’s impressive batting was the only positive aspect of India’s poor batting performance against South […]
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IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Equals Kumar Sangakkara’s Historic Feat In ODI Cricket After A Half-Century Against Australia In The 3rd ODI
Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli scored a brilliant fifty on his return to the Indian team after being rested for the first two games of the series. As a non-opener, Virat currently has the joint-most 50+ scores in the fifty-over format. Virat Kohli has equalled the massive record held by the former Sri Lankan skipper […]
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Asia Cup 2023: Once You’re In The Playoffs, You’re A Game Away – Kumar Sangakkara Picks India As One Of The Favourites To Win ODI World Cup
Former International cricketer Kumar Sangakkara and Eoin Morgan have picked India as a favourite to win the ODI World Cup in the home conditions. Team India will be one of the favourites to win the World Championship in India, as they have a formidable unit to perform well in home conditions. The last time the […]
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Ashes 2023: You’re Not Trying To Save A Game Here – Kumar Sangakkara Baffled By Alex Carey’s Approach On Day 1
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara questioned the approach of Australian wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey’s approach in the 1st innings of the crucial 4th test in Manchester and reckons that he could have been more proactive in his batting on the final session of Day 1. Winning the toss, England’s skipper Ben Stokes opted to […]
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IPL 2023: We Could Have Been A Little More Disciplined In Our Bowling – Kumar Sangakkara On Their Loss Against MI
Rajasthan Royals’ director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara admitted that Australian Hard-hitting finisher Tim David was hard to stop in the death overs in their clash against Mumbai Indians on Sunday and reckons that their team could have little more disciplined with the ball in the powerplay of the bowling innings. On the historic game of […]
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“Riyan Parag Can Just Go Out And Hit As Many Sixes” – Rajasthan Royals Head Coach Kumar Sangakkara After Loss Against LSG
Riyan Parag is going through a ‘lean patch’ for Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kumar Sangakkara, head coach of RR addresses Riyan’s poor batting form issue after they faced defeat against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). While right-handed batter scored 15* (12) as they were not able to chase down 155 runs, and managed 144/6 in 20 overs. […]
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“You Got Us Through The Powerplay, But That Rashid Khan Over…” – Kumar Sangakkara On RR Skipper Sanju Samson’s Splendid Knock
Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach, Kumar Sangakkara has praised Sanju Samson for his blistering knock against Gujarat Titans (GT), as RR beat defending champions by three wickets with four balls to spare. While, Sanju’s innings of 60 (32) helped the former champions to chase down the target of 178 runs, as he came to the […]