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During Black July, Sangakkara's parents offered shelter to Tamil families, whom six-year-old Kumar viewed as his friends. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy. Musically talented, he was a chorister and played the violin. He excelled in several sports and his mother Kumari wanted him to concentrate on his best one.
Dec 20, 2013 · Kumar Sangakkara's parents, Kumari and Kshema • Michael Roberts. "My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had," says Roald Dahl's...
Sep 15, 2015 · His father Chokshananda was a respected lawyer with interests encompassing the spheres of literature, philosophy and art. As he grew up in his family home, a house overlooking the picturesque...
Kumar Sangakkara, an elegant stroke player, a reliable keeper, an astute thinker, was the cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for close to 15 years. After playing close to 500 international games...
Feb 25, 2022 · Returning from playing in the backyard one day, the young Sangakkara found his parents considering which cupboards to hide the children in should the mob come calling.
Aug 24, 2015 · Sangakkara said his biggest inspiration has been his parents and thanked them for their contribution over the years.
ICC Hall of Fame. As elegant as they came, Sangakkara climbed from strength to strength across his 15-year international career. A T20 World Cup winner, two-time Cricket World Cup runner-up, and frequently No.1 in the Test batting rankings, Sangakkara thrived in every format.
Oct 27, 2023 · The pedantic nature of his father was conspicuous when despite scoring 197 in a school game, Sangakkara was castigated by him in front of his teammates for getting out to a bad shot instead of getting an attaboy. This was after Sangakkara excelled in badminton and tennis too but had circled back to cricket on the advice of his school principal.
Aug 26, 2015 · The 37-year-old Sri Lankan player has earned the accolades of just about everyone in the sport, so when he retired this week after an illustrious career, it came as a bit of surprise that the one...
Oct 27, 2015 · Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene, or even the ageing Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne, seemed to be bigger threats. It took me a late night at...
