With the breaking of the news of Sri Lanka Cricket and the BCCI agreeing to a five-match One-Day International series, the Lankan players appeared to be concerned about their skills training required for the series.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara blasted a quickfire half-century to lead Sri Lanka to a convincing 29-run victory against India in the first Twenty20 International, in Nagpur, on Wednesday. Sangakkara smashed 78 from 37 deliveries, hitting 11 boundaries and two sixes, to guide Sri Lanka to a record 215 for five in 20 overs. In reply, India suffered a middle order collapse after Gautam Gambhir had stroked a quick 55 from 26 deliveries to finish on 186 for nine in their 20 overs.
Kumar Sangakkara compiled his eighth double hundred in Tests, and with able support from Prasanna Jayawardene salvaged a draw for Sri Lanka on the final day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday took full responsibility for the 'no-ball' incident during his team's tri-series match against India and said any player found guilty will be punished.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara credited the youngsters in his team for coming good against the experienced Indians and also announced that Chamara Silva and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara would miss the remainder of the tournament because of injuries.
Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has demanded 'equal opportunities' in the playing of Test cricket, saying chances for his country to play the five-day game are being reduced. Sangakkara said he would welcome a World Test Championship, an idea being discussed within official bodies to give greater context to series, but said any new structure needs to give each team the same chances to play internationally.
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test that ended in a draw in Colombo.
Sangakkara also gave his take on why Riyan Parag is viewed so highly within the Royals ranks.
Sri Lanka were all out for 268 before New Zealand slumped to 66 for four on the opening day of the second Test.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara conceded Muttiah Muralitharan's slump in form has become a worry for the team but sounded confident of squaring the three-match series when they take on India in the final Test in Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals' coach Kumar Sangakkara backs the Assamese all-rounder to repay the team's faith in him.
Images from day two of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, on Tuesday.
# Kumar Sangakkara has received his seventh Man of the Match award in Twenty20.
The duo put on an 576 runs in their unbeaten third wicket stand
Kumar Sangakkara compiled a well-paced century to help Sri Lanka to a two-wicket win over South Africa off the penultimate ball in the fifth One-day International at the Wanderers on Sunday.
A valiant unbeaten 107 by Kumar Sangakkara steered Sri Lanka to a two-run first innings lead against India as the hosts piled up 251 for 6 before bad light stopped the play on the second day of the third and final cricket Test in Colombo on Saturday.
India might have been robbed off valuable practice ahead of their second tri-series match, but Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara does not feel that the visitors will be under prepared for Monday's game and his side is wary of their sub-continental neighbours.
Ravichandran Ashwin is a legend in his own right but he still needs to think about improvement and bowl the conventional out-break deliveries more frequently, said Rajasthan Royals' Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara.
Frustrated after Deccan Chargers slumped to their sixth defeat in the Indian Premier League, skipper Kumar Sangakkara said the team's international players will have to take responsibility and come good in the remaining matches.
Custodian of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will play one 50-over game and three T20 matches during their upcoming tour of Pakistan, beginning on Thursday. MCC president Kumar Sangakkara will captain a 12-member squad for the tour, which includes the likes of Ravi Bopara, Roelof van der Merwe and Ross Whiteley.
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Friday hinted that they would go into the second Twenty20 International against India with the same team, which did brilliantly in the last game in Nagpur.
Chasing 187 to win, Sri Lanka were six for one in their second innings after the penultimate day of the four-day match against the Northern Territory.
Sri Lanka veterans Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara smashed imperious centuries to punish a wasteful Bangladesh.
Reader Mathan Sankar sent us this pictures from Bangalore.
Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara blamed the fielders for their 10-run defeat to Chennai Super Kings, saying his team dropped far too many catches to win a close game.
MCC was founded in 1787 and has been based at Lord's, which it owns, since 1814.
Experienced Kumar Sangakkara's brilliant 95-ball 90 coupled with a impressive bowling performance from the skipper Angelo Mathews have helped Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 39 runs in a rain curtailed match that lasted over two days.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara paid rich tribute to legendary team-mate Sanath Jayasuriya, who made his ODI debut exactly 20 years ago.
Kumar Sangakkara became only the second cricketer to hit a triple century and a hundred in the same Test as Sri Lanka set Bangladesh a huge target of 467 to win the second and final match in Chittagong on Friday. Sangakkara, who struck his maiden triple century in the first innings, hit a six off Sohag Gazi to reach three figures in the second and emulate former England opener Graham Gooch's 1990 feat against India at Lord's.
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara on Monday condemned the incidents of Indian players being subjected to racial abuse by spectators during the third Test against Australia, demanding strong punishment against the offenders.
His 232 enabled Sri Lanka score 470 before South Africa closed on 116 for 3 on day 2 in the second Test.
Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy Group A match between England and Sri Lanka in Birmingham.
Kumar Sangakkara scored his 31st Test century to equal the Sri Lanka record held by Mahela Jayawardene, as the hosts put up 361 for three on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday.
The duo hit double centuries as Sri Lanka piled up 713 for three declared in reply to Zimbabwe's 228 on the third day of the second Test.
Kumar Sangakkara remained unbeaten on 61 in his 100th Test to launch a strong Sri Lankan reply to Australia's first innings total of 316 on the second day of the third and final Test on Saturday.
Kumar Sangakkara has preferred Sri Lankan champion team Kandurata over his IPL team Hyderabad Sunrisers for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says he has not seen a "better player" than Virat Kohli in ODIs, and backed the Indian batting star to go past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the highest run-getter in the 50-overs' format.
The Royals batting looks decent but there is the issue of consistency and lack of depth that could be telling as the tournament wears on.
Sachin Tendulkar has closed the gap on Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara to just two ratings points at the top of the ICC Test Rankings following his 50th Test century in the Centurion Test, which finished on Monday.
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