Kumar Sangakkara

Player Profile
Full Name :	Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Date of Birth :	27 October, 1977
Country :	Sri Lanka
State/County/Club :	Nondescripts Cricket Club
Role :	Left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper
One-Day debut :	Against Pakistan in 2000
World Cup Debut :	Against New Zealand in 2003

Profile: Kumar Sangakkara is one of famous names in the history of Sri Lankan cricket. Sangakkara has played 189 ODIs in his career. In the matches, he has accumulated 5476 runs at an average of 36.26 with the strike rate of 74.45. In the process, he has made 36 fifties and six centuries. In 2005, Sangakkara made the highest score of his career (138 not out) against India. Sangakkara is considered to be one of the fine wicketkeepers Sri Lanka has ever had. He has 166 catches and 48 stumpings against his name at the ODIs.

Kumar Sangakkara has appeared at only one World Cup in 2003. In ten World Cup matches, Sangakkara has scored 176 runs at an average of 25.14. The strike rate retained by him at the tournament is 73.64. The highest score made by Sangakkara at the World Cup is 39 not out. In his World Cup career, Sangakkara has taken 15 catches behind wicket and has effected two stumpings.