Sangakkara, who is also the first non-British chief of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), said that an individual presiding over an international governing body has to have the interests of all cricketing countries at heart.
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that the people need to be taught about the history of racial discrimination.
Australia's all-time highest Test run-scorer Ricky Ponting scored 148 runs from 256 deliveries against Ashwin without being dismissed during the 2011/12 series Down Under.
Smith and Sangakkara picked Ganguly over Dhoni when it comes to Test cricket but both agreed that Dhoni is the man in white-ball formats.
Kumar Sangakkara recalled an incident involving Sourav Ganguly during the final of the 2002 Champions Trophy.
Protest erupted outside the sports ministry office, while fans also took to Twitter after Kumar Sangakkara was questioned for over ten hours over fixing probe in 2011 World Cup final.
It also reported that members of a youth outfit -- Samagi Tharuna Balawegaya -- gathered outside the SLC office with posters alleging that a legendary cricketer was being harassed by authorities.
The special unit also recorded statements from Sri Lanka batting legend Aravinda De Silva, who was chairman of the selection committee at that time, and the opening batsman of that match Upul Tharanga.
Kumar Sangakkara has said that the cricket fraternity needs to change their way of looking at Test cricket.
Sangakkara praised Kohli's fitness and impressive commitment and dedication towards the game.
Social distancing guidelines have been put in place during the matches set to be played behind closed doors.
It was March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka team took the bus for the Day 3 of the second Test match of the series, and just outside Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, 12 armed men attacked them.
Kumar Sangakkara also picked Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon as currently the best spinner in the world.
Offering his views on racism after an African-American man George Floyd was killed last week while a white police officer pressed his knee on the handcuffed man's neck in the USA, Sangakkara urged people to create a better society.
Kumar Sangakkara heaped praise on the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, calling them the 'defining pair' of modern-day cricket.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently come out with comprehensive guidelines to get the sport up and running around the world while at the same time maintaining the highest safety protocols.
MCC President Kumar Sangakkara feels that the point of focus should be the virus and how it will act over time.
Sangakkara jogged down memory lane and spoke about that titanic contest between the two Asian rivals during a live video session with India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Instagram.
Recalling that smile of his, Sangakkara, in conversation with R Ashwin in the latest episode of the Instagram series Reminisce with Ash, said that it helped him hide 'huge amount of sadness and disappointment'.
Dilshan picked his best ODI XI based on players he has played with or against.
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