Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara yet to hear from ECB about 'exciting prospect' of coaching England

Kumar Sangakkara has said it would be an "exciting prospect" to coach England in limited-overs cricket, but stressed he has yet to receive a formal approach regarding the role.

Sangakkara backs Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup

Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.

Sangakkara urges Parag not to look too far ahead

Parag scored 76 in Rajasthan's three-wicket loss to the Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, bringing his tally to 261 runs for the season. He is second in the race for the 'orange cap', awarded to the tournament's leading scorer, behind Royal Challengers' Virat Kohli.

Jos is the best white-ball opener in the world: Sangakkara

The England white-ball captain managed scores of 11, 11 and 13 in his first three matches even though 2008 champions Rajasthan kept winning.

Shakib to spearhead T-10 revolution

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is set to feature in a T-10 league at the Arab Emirates in December.

Bangladesh can be proud of its achievements: Sangakkara

Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara feels that Bangladesh’s ICC Champions Trophy campaign was reminiscent of the Sri Lankan team which won the World Cup in 1996.

Sangakkara wants 'arrogant' Sri Lanka to challenge India

Former captain Kumar Sangakkara says a young Sri Lanka team must play with arrogance if they are to upset holders India in Thursday's Champions Trophy match at the Oval.

Kumar Sangakkara to retire from first class game

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England's county championship season.

Sanga return an April fool’s joke

Admirers of the elegant excellence of Kumar Sangakkara and fans of cricketing scandal will be bitterly disappointed to learn that a story that ran on the website of Sri Lanka’s reputed Island newspaper proclaiming the return of Sangakkara for today’s third ODI against Bangladesh was nothing more than a an April Fool’s joke.

April 19, 2015
April 19, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan wins Asian Award in London

Hosted by fashion icon Gok Wan and founded by entrepreneur Paul Sagoo, the Asian Awards dazzled with an array of global celebrities, dignitaries and influencers.

April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara named Wisden's Leading Cricketer

The 37-year-old left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper won the award after a stellar 2014 that saw Sangakkara score an all-time record 2,868 international runs in the calendar year, including a triple century.

March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015

Blazing Brendon, Sensational Starc

The 2015 World Cup saw a paradigm shift in ODI scoring patterns, a few records broken, and a spirited display from the Associates

March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015

Sanga smashes 4th consecutive ton in WC

Kumar Sangakkara created a unique record in Cricket World Cup history as he struck his fourth consecutive hundred in this year's tournament.

March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015

SL haul big 148-run victory

SL pile up runs as key batsmen Dilshan, Sangakkara hit tons in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match against Scotland at Bellerive Oval in Hobart

February 21, 2015
February 21, 2015

Sri Lanka aim to get campaign on track

Much talk before the opening World Cup game was of how Sri Lanka lift themselves for global tournaments

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