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Kumar Sangakkara

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Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර) born 27 October 1977 is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in 134 Test matches from 2000 to 2015, including fifteen as captain. In first-class cricket, he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1997–98 to 2013–14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from 2015 to 2017. He also played for numerous franchise teams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kumar Sangakkara has received more than 3,584,279 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Kumar Sangakkara is the 36th most popular cricketer (down from 30th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 37th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Kumar Sangakkara ranks 36 out of 68. Before him are James Anderson, Shoaib Akhtar, VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting, Javagal Srinath, and Adam Gilchrist. After him are Steve Waugh, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Suresh Raina, AB de Villiers, Shikhar Dhawan, and Harbhajan Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kumar Sangakkara ranks 931. Before him are Meng Guanliang, Jun Uchida, Kehinde Wiley, Kirsten Klose, Karin Mortensen, and Romain Mesnil. After him are Junnosuke Schneider, Daisuke Nakaharai, Justin Gimelstob, Daisuke Sudo, Amos Lee, and Taro Urabe.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara ranks 41 out of 44. Before him are Alexander Khloponin (1965), Beverley Craven (1963), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), and David Wilkie (1954). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara ranks 3. Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1969). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976).

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