Kumar Sangakkara the excellent batsman & wicket keeper of Sri Lankan team

Kumar Sangakkara the captain & top order batsman of Sri Lankan team. He is not only a excellent batsman but also a good wicket kipper. He is a talented batsman and a slick wicketkeeper with all capabilities of leadership. It is worthwhile to analyze the performance of this wonderful batsman with other players in Sri Lanka the field of test cricket. His good bating performance take him in the third position in ICC test ranking & seven position in ODI ranking. . Kumar Sangakkara is one among the few batsmen who have made more than five double centuries in Test cricket.

Here is his small bio-data: 

Full name: Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara

Born: October 27, 1977, Matale

Current age: 33 years 116 days

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

Playing: Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style: Left-hand bat

Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position: Wicketkeeper

Sangakkara combines the role of articulate leader and safe wicketkeeper to that of being the motor in Sri Lanka's middle-order. He is among the few players around whose batting retains its elegance while meeting the ever-increasing run-rates demanded by the limited-overs game. He has hovered around the top of the Test batting rankings for several years now, but is yet to reach the same heights in one-day cricket. Taking over the captaincy in 2009 from Mahela Jayawardene, he led Sri Lanka to a near-perfect 2010 in the one-dayers, winning every series they entered except the Asia Cup.An all-weather batsman who relishes scoring when run-making is difficult, range of strokes make him difficult to tie down sangakkara averages 36.86 in ODIs, but in 2010, he averaged 48.40 with seven fifties In home matches, Sangakkara has scored just one century and averages just over 32. This is unique since he is the only player in the world who had this average once we Compare batting performance as both playing as a Keeper and non Keeper.In matches outside Sri Lanka, he averages 39.07 with nine centuries.Had a quiet World Cup in 2003, making 176 runs at 25.14 in nine innings, with a highest of 39 in the semi-final against Australia He had a better time in 2007, with four half-centuries including one in the final. His best innings was an unbeaten 69 that guided Sri Lanka to victory over New Zealand in the Super Eights.Probably the most versatile player in cricket today. A leader who has personality and earns a lot of respect by way of performance.

 NOW HERE IS HIS BATTING AND FIELDING AVERAGES:  

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	94	156	12	8244	287	57.25	14732	55.95	24	34	1059	25	163	20
ODIs	283	265	28	8791	138*	37.09	11639	75.53	10	60	869	39	279	71
T20Is	29	28	3	777	78	31.08	652	119.17	0	6	78	14	14	9
First-class	179	285	22	12628	287	48.01			32	58			323	33
List A	379	357	38	12552	156*	39.34			18	81			381	96
Twenty20	80	76	6	2182	94	31.17	1690	129.11	0	16	244	39	42	22

HIS BOWLING AVERAGES:

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	94	2	66	38	0	-	-		3.45	-	0	0	0
ODIs	283	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	0
T20Is	29	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	0
First-class	179	-	192	108	1	1/13		108.00	3.37	192.0		0	0
List A	379	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Twenty20	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

When comparing Sachin Tendulkar in India with kumar Sangakara, Sachin played 168 matches and 274 innings.Sachin scored 13742 runs with five double centuries, 48 centuries and 55 fifties. But sangakakra had six double centuries under his belt. He played only 85 matches and 142 innings. Sangakkars ahead of Tendulkar in terms of centuries and double centuries scored per innings.

Sri Lanka completed their World Cup preparations on a high note defeating West Indies by four wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium on the world cup warm match. What pleased captain Kumar Sangakkara most about the win was that they chased a competitive total of 281 batting under lights, and won with 15 balls to spare. Sangakara said"Mentally we are slightly better than a couple of years ago. I always maintained it was hard to chase under lights at one time but sides have done it before."

Sangakkara stated that his team was pretty settled with their XI although in the two warm-up games they played all 15 players, with the batters getting a bat and the bowlers a bowl. We expect that his  contribution  will grow-up his team  better in world cup mission.