KUMAR SANGAKKARA
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara was taken another responsibility in addition to the captaincy of Sri Lanka. Now, he has been appointed as the captain of the’ Kings XI Punjab’ team for the forthcoming IPL season. He was appointed in the place of Indian player Yuvraj Singh. The reason for the removal of Yuvraj Singh is that his attitude towards the team management. ‘Kings XI Punjab’ team was reached in the semi-final of the first edition and finished fifth in the second edition of IPL under the leadership of Yuvraj Singh.
BIOGRAPHY
Sree Lanka’s wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara was born on 27th October, 1977 in Matale, Sri Lanka as the younger son of Kumari and Chokshanada Sangakkara. He gained his graduation from Trinity College, Kandy. He is also a law student in Sri Lanka Law College.In his school days, he showed interest in both cricket and tennis. After that, he concentrated on cricket. He started his cricket career as a batsman and later turned into a wicket keeper. His test career started in 2000 against South Africa and ODI career started in 2000 against Pakistan. He showed a wonderful performance in batting, and he was selected as a number one batsman in the ‘LG ICC Test player’ rankings in 2007. He was the first batsman who scored more than 150 runs in four consecutive tests. He gained the worldwide attention, when he was selected in the ICC World XI One-Day team against Australia in the Johnnie Walker Series in 2005. Though the team was failed in all games, but his performance was appreciated. Sangakkara is very successful in the number three position of Sri Lankan team, and he is famous for building the base of an innings in test or ODI matches. Now, he holds the post of the wicket-keeper cum specialist batsman in ODI and Twenty20 cricket matches of Sri Lanka. He appointed as the captain of Sri Lankan team in 2009. He is also the player of ‘Nondescripts’ cricket club and ‘Kings XI Punjab’ IPL team. Now, he has been appointed as the captain of the’ Kings XI Punjab’ team for the forthcoming IPL season. He is the holder of many ‘Man of the Match’ and ‘Man of the series’ awards. He made many endorsement deals with companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, Nations Trust Bank, Coca Cola, Airtel, etc. Sangakkara is married to Yehali, and they have two children.