Kumar Sangakarra

[crodonilson]

Scored his 4th consecutive WC century today, a magnificent achiecement from an absolute legend of the game who is retiring after this World Cup.

To put this in some sort of perspective our highest ever ODI run scorer Ian Bell has scored 4 ODI centuries in 160 games for England and now wants to spearhead our campaign for the next WC.

 

[Gwylan]

Scored his 4th consecutive WC century today, a magnificent achiecement from an absolute legend of the game who is retiring after this World Cup.

To put this in some sort of perspective our highest ever ODI run scorer Ian Bell has scored 4 ODI centuries in 160 games for England and now wants to spearhead our campaign for the next WC.

He's not retiring after the World Cup; he's retiring from ODIs. He's playing for Surrey this summer, I'm going to temporarily desert the County Ground for at least one day and take a trip to The Oval to see him one last time. It's hard to think of a more elegant stroke maker in my lifetime, Gower possibly, well worth making a trip to south London for it.

 

[Established1982]

Yeah, for sure. He's also probably playing at Arundel on 14th June..

 

[spring hall convert]

He's an all time great - just look at the numbers.

He averages nearly 60 in Tests and was a very handy keeper as well. If he was Indian, people would talk of him in the same breath as Tendulkar.

 

[matthew]

The stats are quite unbelievable.

Fastest player to 12000 Test Runs
Best average since The Don
Most double hundreds
Second highest ODI run scorer and most fifties - most consecutive hundreds now

AND he's a bloody wicketkeeper with the most ODI dismissals ever. I'd say he's the best since Bradman.

 

[MattBackHome]

I MET HIM.

I was pissed in the Amangalle Hotel in Galle and he was sat next to us.

 

[Gwylan]

I MET HIM.

 

[crodonilson]

The stats are quite unbelievable.

Fastest player to 12000 Test Runs
Best average since The Don
Most double hundreds
Second highest ODI run scorer and most fifties - most consecutive hundreds now

AND he's a bloody wicketkeeper with the most ODI dismissals ever. I'd say he's the best since Bradman.

Plus he's an absolute gentleman. The English cricketers could learn a lot from him on and off the field.

 

[matthew]

Plus he's an absolute gentleman. The English cricketers could learn a lot from him on and off the field.

Has some guts too, I remember when he gave the Lords Cowdrey lecture and strongly criticized the Sri Lanka cricket board. He hasn't said it but I could see him carrying on if he played for England or Australia who don't have corrupt boards. Kind of see his retirement as a bit of a **** you to them.