Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team.He was Born on 1977 oct 27 in matale. He is a left-handed top-order batsman. He used to play as a wicket keeper and top-order batsman in all forms of the game, but has stopped doing so in Tests as his batting average is significantly higher in Tests when he plays as a pure batsman. He is currently the number one ranked test batsman in the world.Sangakkara is a product of the Trinity college, kandy where he received the coveted Trinity Lion for Cricket and was the Ryde Medalist of his year. He showed talents in both cricket and tennis at school, and it was the school's Principal, Mr. Leonard De Alwis who advised his mother to encourage him to pursue cricket.As sri lanka marching towards the cricket world cup 2011, sangakkara plays a vital role in sri lankan squad.
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