The Team
Kumar Sangakkara
Born: October 27, 1977
Major teams: Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Central Province, Colombo District Cricket Association, ICC World XI, Kandurata, Kings XI Punjab, Marylebone Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Warwickshire
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm off break
Fielding position: Wicketkeeper
The mainstay of
Career statistics
Test debut: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, Jul 20-23, 2000
ODI debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jul 5, 2000
T20I debut: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006
First-class debut: 1997/98
List A debut: 1997/98
Twenty20 debut: Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004
Batting and Fielding Statistics :
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 88 | 147 | 10 | 7549 | 287 | 55.1 | 13594 | 55.53 | 21 | 32 | 977 | 22 | 157 | 20 |
| ODIs | 267 | 250 | 27 | 8152 | 138 | 36.55 | 10840 | 75.2 | 10 | 55 | 809 | 36 | 254 | 66 |
| T20s | 20 | 19 | 2 | 572 | 78 | 33.64 | 451 | 126.8 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| First Class | 173 | 276 | 20 | 11933 | 287 | 46.61 | NA | NA | 29 | 56 | NA | NA | 318 | 33 |
| List A | 343 | 322 | 35 | 11143 | 156 | 38.82 | NA | NA | 16 | 72 | NA | NA | 328 | 85 |
| Twenty20 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 1506 | 94 | 32.73 | 1144 | 131.64 | 0 | 12 | 167 | 27 | 28 | 12 |
Bowling Statistics :
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 88 | 2 | 66 | 38 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | 3.45 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 267 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| T20s | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| First Class | 173 | NA | 192 | 108 | 1\31 | NA | 108 | 3.37 | 192 | NA | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 343 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Twenty20 | 53 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Glossary - Batting:
| Mat - Matches Played | Inns - Innings Batted | NO - Not Out |
| Runs - Runs Scored | HS - Highest Innings Score | Avg - Batting Average |
| BF - Balls Faced | SR - Batting Strike Rate | 100 - Hundreds Scored |
| 50 - Fifties Scored | 4S - Boundary Fours | 6S - Boundary Sixes |
| CT - Catches Taken | ST - Stumpings Made |
Glossary - Bowling:
| Inns - Innings bowled | Balls - Balls bowled | Runs - Runs Conceded |
| Wkts - Wickets Taken | BBI - Best innings bowling | BBM - Best matches bowling |
| Avg - Bowling Average | Econ - Economy rate | SR - Bowling strike rate |
| 4W - Four wickets in an innings | 5W - Five wickets an innings | 10W - Ten wickets in a match |
Messages
Well PlayeD
— Shine
Well PlayeD SangA..CongratZ...>>>>>>...Brilliant Captaincy knock of 56 n Some MarvellouS piece of Work BehinD the StumPs...Luv 2 c u Back in Form Form n Luv ya ShotS...>>>>>....KeeP iT up Sanga...n Don't think too much about what sum damn ppl tell abt U...Just concentrate on th game n Play well n Don't AlloW poil any one 2 blame u...V r wif you 4ever!
Required Changes
— Ramit
Dear Skipp SANGA and coaches plz try to make a concern about the brief Description
plz give the poor fella Shaun Marsh a chance to open with either Rav Bopara Or K.Goel
Sanga Yuvraj Bisla and Reetinder Sodhi Should unleash In Middle Order
Make Irfan the Floater dependin' upon the Situation
Piyush Chawla the wonder Boy , Brett"BINGA"Lee . Rusty Theron and Sreesanth///Shalabh Srvstv fire in the bowling Department along with I.Pathan
& I think this will brin' Back t he kings
& the most it will make the true punjabi Supporters happy
So give us a chance to roar
Dhoom punjabi machaade Dhoom Punjabii_ _ _
Hi
— Chakrapani
Hi Sanga...why you did'nt pick marsh for the last match though he is available ... this lineup will be good and we'll win the matches..
Bopara/Sangakkara
Marsh
Bisla
Karan Goel
Yuvi
Pathan
Reetinder Singh Sodhi
Wilkin Mota
Brettlee
Chawla
Juan Theron
you've to drop Bopara or yourself... If you drop Bopara, Bisla n Marsh will open the innings....you'll be at 3rd.. Don't include kaif...he is not in good form now...pick domestic player...
all d best
— arjunkishore
ALL D BEST SANGA ...... WE WILL START WINNING..... I LUV U
12 to go 10 in our pocket
— khirubagaran
Hi Listed below are few opinions,
1. Sreesanth to complete his quota with new ball as the swing can get him a couple of wickets
2. Irfan to bowl in the death as he has lot of variations up his sleeve
3. Yuvi to bat after 15 overs or when 4 wickets are down, no point throwing away wicket after scoring 10/20 and giving clear advantage to opposition
4. Up to the stumps keeping by Sanagakara for Irfan as this will avoid batsmen going down the track
5. Lot more variations in bowling (Slow short pitch stuff, yorkers, complete slower ones) from everyone
6. Dont give batsman time think when you bowl a dot ball, rush up to your bowling mark ASAP
7. Take time to distract Batsman when he is in full swing
8. Always look to bowl first as 5th bowler option can be effectively utilized without much pressure
9. Opening pair to remain same followed by Sangakkara, Mahela
10. Preity Zinta to look at teams performance from a psychological point of view and rectify the fear/error/energy level/Distractions
Go get it boys...
We are a champion side and its time to strike
Cheers,
Khiruba
marsh & bopara can b de bst
— navneet_singh
marsh & bopara can b de bst openin pair
Sanga,May God bless u 4
— Shine
Sanga,May God bless u 4 today's match...B a match winner n Thrill Ur FanS....Wish u all the best...!!!!
My Line Up
— Chakrapani
Hi sanga....this time don't take chance....this lineup will be good...in this lineup all can bat well...plsssss use this lineup in the match...this time we've to win...as james hopes is not available now...2nd position is to bopara/bharath...if he comes...he'll play there..
Mahela Jayawardene/Simon Katich
Ravi Bopra/Adrian Bharath
Kumar Sangakkara
Yuvraj Singh
Mohammad Kaif
Reetinder Singh Sodhi
Wilkin Mota
Irfan Pathan
Brett Lee
P. Chawla
Sreesanth
you've to win against delhi...it is very important match to me...because my friends are against to me...so, we've to win....plssss play well....
The Stylish Player Ever ❤
— Boom Irshan
❤Sanga❤ is a winning Captain.. Also he can go through with Yuvi so both of them will provide they 100% this time ツ Sanga I'm so proud to be a ❤ SRILANKAN ❤ All the very best for KINGS XI PUNJAB Players... good luck boys.. we are the ♚ kings ♚ ツ xx
""COME ON SANGA""
— rockmeup
Wish U All the best sanga.......!!!!! seriously proud of you as a Sri Lankan & sure this time panjab team will rock the IPL.
Gud luck & God bless YOU.
Thilanka from Srilanka
ImpatienT 2 c U on field As
— Shine
ImpatienT 2 c U on field As the Punjabian Captain on 13th.......>>.
Heyy Sanga,Im really proud
— Shine
Heyy Sanga,Im really proud of u as A Sri Lankan,as A diE hard Fan of u...;) n As a huge fan of KXIP....U r the best...n May God will bless u 2 b A successful Captain 2 lead Punjabians with ur Wide knowledge....Love ya...All the besT....TC...!!!!!!
"Proud to be a Sri Lankan"
— luke86
hiiiii
Sanga seriously proud of you as a Sri Lankan.God will definitely give his blessings for the success in this season.......
Best of Luck
— paras1
I wish you all the best to win this IPL!!!
bang best love yaa
— kokab
love u sangooooo
Proud
— Lion 12
Proud to be a Sri Lankan & also Punjab fan..ROK & gt IPL 3 for the punjab!!!!
you should be hitting hard
— adithyaarangi05
you should be hitting hard man.ur game should increase its speed for t20s
Hey Kumar
— Munazzer
U r da pride of sl cricket n da best in world cricket today, we r so delighted dat u took over da captaincy of punjab. We wish u good luck n to have a great Ipl 2010. Cheers!! Luv ya..................
Sanga the Scorpian
— atulmehta
Hey Sanga we @ Punjab have entrusted a Big responsibility on U. . be Finisher & just like a Scorpian that U are show ur killer instinct & do it the Pujabi way.. & Yuvi will be by ur side.. Cumon Yuvi we've gottu Win it this time Chakk De Sanga
NEW SKIPPER 4 KXIP
— nadun
Striking
Attractive
Nice
Great
Achiever
Keep the good work going & raise the ipl trophy for the KXIP. good luck....
Team
— Manpreet Singh Manu
hey dude pls play with following combination
Shaun Marsh
Taruvar Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Yuvraj Singh
Mahela Jayawardene
Sunny Sohal
Irfan Pathan
B. lee
Piyush Chawla
Ramesh Powar
S. Santh
pllllllsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Reply me at khalsa_manu94@yahoo.com
plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Heyy Sanga im a Huge fan of
— Minu`
Heyy Sanga im a Huge fan of urz...i dnt care about wat otherz say..u r da best....U hv da talent,u r aggressive,Classy..n Congratz 4 ur new appointment as Kingz XI Punjab Captain 4 da 3d edition of IPL..Luv 2 c u leading ma fav KXIP next year,2010..
He is one of the best
— punjabi27
He is one of the best players in the world,extremely talented and I look forward to his good form in the coming season in the IPL
hats off 2 u ....
— djshami
I wud thank u for leading the kings batting department from front...u hav always been playing well and giving the team an extra edge whether its your batting or job behind the wickets... whenever team is in trouble..u cum up and score crucial runs...please keep rocking for us in future also...Best Wishes...Do win dis time around....Always wid u...
Your Fan
DJ Shami
HI SANGA
— roshan81
SANGA U R THE KING.YOU R PLAYING VERRY NICELY,DNT LOOSE U R CONFIDENCE PLAY WELL,I HOPE U CAN DO ANYTHING............GODBLESS SANGA
hiya sanga
— anilthegame
Sanga,u r d best wicket keeper that i have ever watched......i'm backing kxip because of you,mahela and lee...but mainly because of you.i know cricket especially T20 is a game of team work....but fans like me cant suffer d loss of ur wickets in earlier overs of the innings...u got out in the previous matches for good balls dat can b left....so play gud....anil
i like you da.
— yuna
i like you da.
Go for it !
— Samantha
Hi,Sanga,
As a Sri Lankankan and KXIP fan i love to see your success.Like in national team you have got much responsibility in KXIP, So you wish for success all the way all the time.
Samantha.
best wishes
— surenme89
keep rockn mate.... u r one of d best in d business.... luv u lotz...
Saluting the Best Wicket Keeper Batsman in the World
— diamondxp
The Aggresive attitudes and intentions in the field, the way you set the fields right for the team is unbelivable.......
The best calming influence for the people around
When in Batting your Batting the elegant shots and the wiley nudges are awesom.....
I am a big fan of yours. I am waiting for another sintilating innings like the 94 you got during the last season
All the and Cheers
plz be in form during this
— harsewak
plz be in form during this ipl season whole punjab team is realy depndent on you
Sri Lankan Pride
— Chrrishi
Keep Sri Lankan Name .........
Its PROUD TO BE A SRI LANKAN>>>>>>
you are the the best cricketer
— shey2bimbz
Hi Sanga Best luck for all you future games. i've never had any fav player from the day i saw u play i guess in 2000.
wow your amazing player. you look good. your educated. woooo all in one for a guy lolz. specially a srilankan. i love sri lankan cricket
all the best again!!!
hi sangakara
— yashpal
hello sanga u really played well for kings in last two game and credit goes to u hats off to u. u played really well from my point of view ur world best wicketkeeper batsman better than dhoni best of luck for today game......
Mastero
— jyothishkd
you are the best........
where have my earlier
— vineetsaini19
where have my earlier comment gone?????
y its not posted
The BEST MAN
— vineetsaini19
hey sangakkara,
Despite wat hpnd wd u in Pakistan, You are still rockin and playing as usual.
This is wat I like the most about u... Madness for Cricket.
We are proud to have u in our Punjab team.
Gud luck & God bless ya.
Vineet
hey sanga
— gperuka
you are looking in tremendous foarm sanga you scored match wining knocks in both the games.And as i am from sri lanka as you are our new captain i wish you the best of luck and your srilankan cricket team and your ipl team kingsxipunjab
Desperately needed your concentration
— yesjesh
Sangakkara, i love the way you playing the major part is your concentration which is desperately needed for KXIP.Hope you will continue that onward.
U r the best
— jeewboy
cm on SANGA
— jksanj
V V V WELL PLAYED!
— Kaustubh
Well played!
— Kaustubh
Hit
— AnirbanDeblina
Hit
— AnirbanDeblina
you are the best wicket
— iiimalikiii
you are the best wicket keeper and bat as well...........My Prayres and wishes Always With you.......GOD BLESS YOU BRO
what a simple
— amil077
Hi sanaga...
What a simple plan you play Kings XI punjab...
Best Of Luck KXIP
— Priyam Divgi
Hi thisiz Priyam n i really like the way Mr. Sangakkara bats. So best of luck to him n the whole team for IPL2. M sure the team will do veru well this year too.
Hi thisiz Priyam Divgi n i
— Priyam Divgi
Hi thisiz Priyam Divgi n i really like the way Sangakkara bats
n by the way, best of luck to the Punjab team for IPl
m sure they'll fare well this time around too
KING XI rokz until he's there
— Shehan Jeph
this guy just mizd da highest score ever.
hope KINGZ raise da cup.
Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!