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  MCC president Kumar Sangakkara condemns racial abuse of Indians at SCG

  Cricket | January 11, 2021 19:13 IST

  Play was halted for a few minutes at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday after India pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of racial abuse from a section of the crowd

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  Surprise omissions and selections in ICC Team of the Decade

  Cricket | December 28, 2020 16:21 IST

  While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.

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  IPL 2020 | Worried about Delhi Capitals' chances for playoff qualification, says Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | October 31, 2020 13:42 IST

  Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that Delhi Capitals' poor form may hamper their chances to qualify for the playoffs.

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  Kumar Sangakkara throws weight behind Sourav Ganguly to become ICC Chairman

  Cricket | July 26, 2020 9:42 IST

  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.

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  Change won't happen overnight, it's a tedious process: Kumar Sangakkara on 'BLM' movement

  Cricket | July 23, 2020 15:09 IST

  Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that the people need to be taught about the history of racial discrimination.

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  Faced Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara at two different points of my career, says R Ashwin

  Cricket | July 22, 2020 15:14 IST

  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.

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  Sangakkara, Smith pick Ganguly as best Indian Test captain, Dhoni for white-ball formats

  Cricket | July 14, 2020 17:35 IST

  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.

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  'Dada came to our dressing room and..': Sangakkara recalls incident involving Sourav Ganguly

  Cricket | July 13, 2020 10:42 IST

  Kumar Sangakkara recalled an incident involving Sourav Ganguly during the final of the 2002 Champions Trophy.

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  'Continuous harassment!': Protest erupts in Sri Lanka after Sangakkara grilled over 2011 WC probe

  Cricket | July 03, 2020 10:59 IST

  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.

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  SL's 2011 World Cup final fixing probe: Kumar Sangakkara records statement over 10 hours

  Cricket | July 03, 2020 9:24 IST

  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.

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  Kumar Sangakkara asked to give statement in Sri Lanka's 2011 World Cup probe

  Cricket | July 01, 2020 17:26 IST

  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.

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  Need to build rivalries, change how we look at Test cricket: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | June 16, 2020 15:14 IST

  Kumar Sangakkara has said that the cricket fraternity needs to change their way of looking at Test cricket.

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  Virat Kohli can become the greatest after Donald Bradman: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | June 13, 2020 19:30 IST

  Sangakkara praised Kohli's fitness and impressive commitment and dedication towards the game. 

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  Cricket is a social game, will be interesting to see how players deal with restrictions: Sangakkara

  Cricket | June 05, 2020 12:05 IST

  Social distancing guidelines have been put in place during the matches set to be played behind closed doors.

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  Threw grenades and fired rocket launcher: Kumar Sangakkara recalls horrific 2009 Lahore bus attack

  Cricket | June 04, 2020 15:09 IST

  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.

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  Kumar Sangakkara picks Virat Kohli as best batsman; Starc, Bumrah bowlers for any conditions

  Cricket | June 03, 2020 9:40 IST

  Kumar Sangakkara also picked Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon as currently the best spinner in the world.

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  Let's create culture which has no place for prejudice: Kumar Sangakkara on racism

  Cricket | June 02, 2020 19:08 IST

  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.

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  'Defining pair': Sangakkara draws similarity between Kohli-Rohit, Ganguly-Dravid

  Cricket | June 01, 2020 17:20 IST

  Kumar Sangakkara heaped praise on the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, calling them the 'defining pair' of modern-day cricket.

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  Playing cricket under ICC guidelines will look really weird and off-putting: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | May 31, 2020 12:53 IST

  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.

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  Options may be to cancel it this year: MCC chief Sangakkara on T20 World Cup

  Cricket | May 30, 2020 13:55 IST

  MCC President Kumar Sangakkara feels that the point of focus should be the virus and how it will act over time.