MUST WATCH: Aakash Chopra outlines the importance of MS Dhoni, says need to look beyond numbers
Dhoni, 35, scored 78 runs off 79 deliveries to edge past Australian great Adam Gilchrist. He, however, is still behind Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara.
Jul 02, 2017, 22:42 PM IST
Smriti Mandhana draws inspiration from Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara
Notching up 196 runs in the two matches played, which includes a century against the West Indies, the left-handed opener has earned quite an amount of praise and accolades from the cricketing greats.
Jul 02, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
MS Dhoni leapfrogs Adam Gilchrist to become second highest scoring wicket-keeper in ODI history
Dhoni's unbeaten 78 was also his second highest score in the Caribbeans. His previous was 95, against the home team, which came back in June 28, 2009.
Jul 02, 2017, 09:48 AM IST
Kumar Sangakkara becomes first batsman to reach 1000 runs in County Championship 2017
The left hander was unbeaten at 180 from 183 balls when Surrey declared their innings. Sangakkara hit 21 fours and four sixes in his knock.
Jun 28, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Kumar Sangakkara scores 100th ton in Surrey win over Yorkshire
The 39-year-old, who will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the season, made 121 out of a total of 313-7.
Jun 14, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
CT 2017, Ind vs SL: Kumar Sangakkara inspired Sri Lanka's stunning win over India, says Angelo Mathews
Sangakkara is retired from international duty, but the legendary Sri Lanka batsman is currently playing for Surrey and he took the opportunity to spend some time with his country`s emerging youngsters before Thursday`s crucial clash with India.
Jun 09, 2017, 09:13 AM IST
ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Kumar Sangakkara wants Sri Lanka to play with arrogance against India
"I would personally like this young Sri Lanka side to walk out at The Oval and play with the arrogance and abandon of youth. They should express their talent and play a really positive brand of cricket," Sangakkara wrote in his column for the ICC.
Jun 06, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Kumar Sangakkara reckons India can retain title, says pace attack has real firepower
"This year we have four Asian teams in the tournament and clearly India is current the pack-leaders in the region. It won in 2013 and it has a team capable of winning this year too," Sangakkara wrote in his column in ICC website.
May 30, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Kumar Sangakkara to retire from first-class cricket at end of county season
Sangakkara, who quit Test cricket in 2015 with 12,400 runs, is fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers, averaging 57.40 in 134 tests.
May 23, 2017, 08:38 AM IST
Champions Trophy: Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting to be part of commentary team for prestigious event
Shane Warne, Michael Slater, Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, Shaun Pollock, Sanjay Manjrekar, Ian Bishop, Ramiz Raja, Simon Doull and Athar Ali Khan complete the list.
Apr 18, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Shahid Afridi, Harbhajan Singh among 8 ambassadors for ICC Champions Trophy
The announcement comes exactly 50 days before the first ball is bowled in the tournament-opener between England and Bangladesh at The Oval.
Apr 12, 2017, 15:29 PM IST
Ind vs Aus 2017: Kumar Sangakkara, Dale Steyn, Shoaib Akhtar hail Virat Kohli after India's 75-run win in Bengaluru
Virat Kohli on Tuesday called the second Test win over Australia as the best of his captaincy career, comparing his team to a snake which can sting from any direction.
Mar 08, 2017, 09:58 AM IST
Move over Wriddhiman Saha, veteran Kumar Sangakkara takes a single-handed flying catch in PSL — WATCH
Karachi Kings won the last-ball thriller, by chasing down Qalanders's 155.
Feb 25, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
PSL 2017: Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara refuse to play league final in Lahore due to security reasons
The league will now give franchisees the option to draft new players in case contracted international stars opt out of the March 5 final at Lahore due to security reasons.
Feb 21, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Alastair Cook can smash Sachin Tendulkar's test run-scoring record: Ian Botham
Botham feels that giving up captaincy would give Cook the freedom to smash Tendulkar`s all-time record of 15,921 runs before his playing career ends.
Feb 07, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Adam Gilchrist spends time with Sachin Tendulkar on 45th birthday
Gilly retired from international cricket in March 2008.
Nov 14, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
Who's Better: Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli — Here's Adam Gilchrist's brilliant analysis
Just to put things in proper perspective, Kohli's combined effort so far is 12781, against Tendulkar's 34357 runs.
Nov 11, 2016, 18:00 PM IST
150 Stumpings, 9000 Runs, Most Sixes for a Captain: MS Dhoni on record breaking spree against New Zealand in Mohali
In terms with innings, he is the third fastest Indian and sixth overall to reach the 9000 ODI runs.
Oct 23, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
MS Dhoni becomes first ever wicket-keeper to affect 150 stumpings
Dhoni already has 38 and 22 stumpings in Tests and Twenty20 Internationals.
Oct 23, 2016, 16:44 PM IST
Complete list of 500+ partnerships in First-class cricket
Ravindra Jadeja is the only player, beside West Indies legend Frank Worrell, to have featured twice in the list.
Oct 14, 2016, 18:30 PM IST
