Kumar Sangakkara
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Kumar Sangakkara is a legendary Sri Lankan cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper–batsmen and most influential leaders in the history of the sport.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket coach
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cricket commentator ⓘ cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ wicket-keeper-batsman ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ICC Cricketer of the Year 2012
NERFINISHED
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ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm off break ⓘ |
| captaincyEndYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| captaincyStartYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| captainedTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-10-27 ⓘ |
| domesticTeam | Nondescripts Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Trinity College, Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sangakkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| heldPosition | President of Marylebone Cricket Club ⓘ |
| jerseyName | Sangakkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant left-handed batting
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influential leadership of Sri Lanka cricket team ⓘ one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batsmen in cricket history ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Sinhala ⓘ |
| majorTournament | 2011 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mccPresidencyNote | first non-British president of MCC ⓘ |
| mccPresidencyStartYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpeech | Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| odiBattingAverage | 41.00+ ⓘ |
| odiCenturies | 25 ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutDate | 2000-07-05 ⓘ |
| odiHighestScore | 169 ⓘ |
| odiMatchesPlayed | 404 ⓘ |
| odiRunsScored | 14000+ ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForTeam |
Deccan Chargers
NERFINISHED
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Dhaka Dynamites NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobart Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Tallawahs NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandurata NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings XI Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunrisers Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementRole |
cricket administrator
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cricket coach ⓘ cricket commentator ⓘ |
| primaryRole | wicket-keeper-batsman ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer (trained) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| retiredFromODICricket | 2015 ⓘ |
| retiredFromT20ICricket | 2014 ⓘ |
| retiredFromTestCricket | 2015 ⓘ |
| roleIn2011CricketWorldCup | captain ⓘ |
| shirtNumberODI | 11 ⓘ |
| shirtNumberT20I | 11 ⓘ |
| spouse | Yehali Sangakkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| t20iDebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| t20iDebutDate | 2006-06-15 ⓘ |
| t20iMatchesPlayed | 56 ⓘ |
| t20iRunsScored | 1300+ ⓘ |
| testBattingAverage | 57.00+ ⓘ |
| testCenturies | 38 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 2000-07-20 ⓘ |
| testDoubleCenturies | 11 ⓘ |
| testHighestScore | 319 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 134 ⓘ |
| testRunsScored | 12400+ ⓘ |
| testTripleCenturies | 1 ⓘ |
| wonICCWorldT20 | 2014 ⓘ |
| worldCupFinalAppearances | 2 ⓘ |
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