Kumar Sangakkara(Sri Lanka)Cricket Player

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara(DOB October 27,1977)is a Sri Lankan Cricketer and a Former Captain of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team during 2009 to 2011and is a left-handed top-order batsman and the wicket-keeper in the One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 formats of the game.

With 8 Double Centuries, he is the 3rd in the list of Test Double Century-Makers, behind-
Don Bradman(12) and
Brian Lara(9)

He is also the 1st Cricketer ever to score 150+ scores in 4 Consecutive Test matches.

As the wicket keeper, he has contributed to the 3rd highest number of dismissals in ODIs—382 and it includes 81 stumpings, which is the highest for a wicket keeper in ODI's.

Test Debut
Kumar Sangakkara made his Test debut in the 3-Match Test Series against South Africa in July 2000


 First Man-of -Series Award
Kumar Sangakkara was named the man of the series in 2011–12 Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka Test series—his first man of the series award in Test cricket(made 516 runs in the 3 match series which was won by Pakistan 1–0)

Fastest 8000/9000 Runs
Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for fastest 8,000 runs (152 innings) in Test cricket(previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar(154 Innings)
Kumar Sangakkara also holds the record for fastest 9,000 runs (172 innings) in Test cricket previous record set by Rahul Dravid(176 Innings)

In august 2011,Kumar Sangakkara was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year, wicket keeper-captain of the ICC World XI Test team, and won the ICC People's Choice Award in 2011 ICC Awards.

30th Career Test century
In the 2nd Test Match against the touring Pakistan Kumar Sangakkara scored his 30th career Test century and 9th against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo that ended in a stalemate
Kumar Sangakkara fell agonizingly short of a double hundred again(192 Runs) when he flicked Rehman straight into the hands of Taufeeq Umar at square-leg.

Score of 2nd Test Match Jun 30-Jul 4, 2012-Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan
Pakistan 551 for 6 dec (Hafeez 196, Ali 157) and 100 for 2 dec drew with Sri Lanka 391 (Sangakkara 192, Dilshan 121, Junaid 5-73, Rehman 4-78) and 86 for 2

Kumar Sangakkara breaks Gavaskar's record

Kumar Sangakkara(15 matches and 28 innings at an average of 87.58 with a highest score of 230 with 8 -100's and 8 -50's) in the 2nd test Match against Pakistan  surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's highest run scorer of 2090 runs (24 matches and 41 innings at an average of 56.46 with 5 tons and 12 fifties )while he was on 60.