Tag: Kumar Sangakkara
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Kumar Sangakkara takes top honours at glittering
Colombo – Sri Lanka, Sept 15, 2012: Kumar Sangakkara was tonight presented the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the prestigious LG ICC Awards, held at a glittering ceremony in Colombo. Sangakkara was also named in the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year that were announced last month…
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Media conference to announce short-lists
Dubai, August 28, 2012: David Richardson, There will be a media conference on Thursday 30 August to announce the short-lists for the LG ICC Awards 2012. The media conference will start at 1030 and will take place in The Atrium at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. All working members of the media are invited…
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Six players nominated in three categories
Dubai, August 13, 2012: Six players have been nominated in three different categories for the LG ICC Awards 2012, Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, South Africa’s Hashim Amla, Australia captain Michael Clarke, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, England’s Alastair Cook and West Indies Stafanie Taylor. The six players all feature in the ICC Cricketer of the Year, the…
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Sangakkara backs on home advantage at 20-20
Dubai, July 26, 2012: Sri Lanka batsman and wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara believes playing at home will give his side added inspiration to win the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012. Speaking to ICC Cricket 360°™, the ICC’s new weekly multi-platform show produced by IMG (part of IMG Worldwide), Sangakkara says knowledge of home conditions will…
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Sangakkara returns to the top of the world
Dubai, July 05, 2012: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test that ended in a draw at the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo on Wednesday. Sangakkara, who…
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Sangakkara and Cook make upward movements
Dubai, June 24, 2012: Kumar Sangakkara and Alastair Cook have made impressive gains in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen which were released on Sunday after the completion of Sri Lanka-Pakistan and England-West Indies series, and the Ireland-Australia ODI that was washed out on Saturday in Belfast. Sangakkara is now ranked fourth…
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ICC Cricket Committee to meet at Lord’s on Wednesday and Thursday
London, May 28, 2012: The ICC Cricket Committee will hold its annual meeting at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on 30 and 31 May. A wide range of issues will be discussed during the two day meeting including Twenty20 strategy, the annual review of the Decision Review System (DRS) and the format of ODI cricket.…