Sangakkara scored his 23rd century in this match and this 70-ball century was his fastest century overall and the fastest century by a Sri Lankan in World Cup history. Sangakkara suffered shrapnel wounds in his shoulder. Sri Lanka reached the final of the tournament. He was also named as one of the Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2012, and won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport at the 5th Asian Awards, which were held in London on 17 April 2015. [115] After his international retirement, Sangakkara continued to play for Surrey and in 2017 scored his 100th century in all formats of the game combined on 13 June 2017.
He was named as captain and wicket keeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2011 World Cup by the ICC. Wreford said: “As MCC looks to broaden both our horizons and international reputation, I’m delighted that Kumar has accepted the invitation, which he did in January this year, to be the next president of MCC. He was once again named in the World Test XI by the ICC in 2010. In his speech, he said: "accountability and transparency in administration and credibility of conduct were lost in a mad power struggle that would leave Sri Lankan cricket with no clear, consistent administration", and observed that these problems in administration had risen only after Sri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup victory. Outstanding Achievement in Sport 2015, The Asian Awards. [30], At the age of 22 Sangakkara made his Test debut on 20 July 2000, keeping wicket in the first fixture of a three-match series against South Africa. He said he believed that it would give his successor around two years to build up to the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
The two also hold the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in Test matches, scoring 624 runs for the 3rd wicket against South Africa in July 2006. Most half centuries – Sangakkara has 93 half-centuries in 404 matches. Several momentous were given for the behalf of his cricket career and Gavaskar invited him to the former cricketer’s club. In July 2005, he was selected to the ICC World XI ODI team but missed out from its Test counterpart. Along with teammate Mahela Jayawardene, he recorded the most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket in Test history, scoring 5890 runs surpassing the 5826 runs of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, during the first Test match against Pakistan at Galle International Stadium. [23] He grew up in Kandy with three siblings and his parents, who sheltered Tamil families during the Black July riots in 1983.
Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara believes England's James Anderson may have set a record that will be "Jimmy's alone" after he became the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets. Days after guiding Sri Lanka to the finals of the World Cup, Sangakkara announced to the public he was stepping down as captain of the T20 and ODI teams.
Under his captaincy team reached play-offs. In a record-breaking partnership with Mahela Jayawardene, he set up the world record for the highset partnership in Test cricket—624 runs—in this match. On 7 March 2016, Sangakkara was appointed as a member of Sri Lanka’s selection committee by sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara. Colombo Afterwards, Jayawardene also followed him into retirement. [39] Together with Marvan Atapattu, he made a partnership of 438 for the 2nd wicket—4th highest in the world—against Zimbabwe in 2004. [20] Kumar Sangakkara has now become the first non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), with effect from 1 October 2019 for a period of one year. The South African, who has signed a three-year contract as a Kolpak player with Worcestershire, finished with five for 24 as the Outlaws, who chose to bat, were dismissed for 121, with Paul Coughlin having to retire injured.
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