Lefties XI: Best left-handed players (2013-2018)

#4 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) (Wicket-keeper)

One of the best batsman ever

Role- Wicket-Keeper Batsman

Batting Style- Left hand Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara is one of the best wicket-keepers Sri Lanka have produced in their history. During his time, Sangakkara was almost on-par with some of the best keepers like Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher. He also was an elegant stroke-maker, an ever-reliable keeper, an astute thinker and a crafty captain.

In the shorter format, Kumar Sangakkara scored a total of 14234 runs in 404 ODI matches, including 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries in his active cricketing career, with a high score of 169 and he finds himself second on the list of the highest run scorers in ODI Cricket history.

Batting Career Summary in ODI

Matches- 404, Runs- 14234, Strike rate- 78.86

Batting Career Summary in Test

Matches-134, Runs- 12400, Strike rate-54.19