Top 5 run-getters in India-Sri Lanka Test encounters

Kumar Sangakkara

With 1352 runs in 17 Tests at an average of 52.00, including five centuries and two fifties, Kumar Sangakkara takes the fourth spot on this list.

The wicket-keeper batsman, who recently bid farewell to the world of cricket after three astounding seasons for English County side Surrey, was known to be graceful, yet destructive.

Sangakkara, who made his Test debut in the year 2000 against South Africa, scored a ton in his first match against India, the following year.

Considered to be one of the most stylish batsmen in the history of cricket, Sangakkara's highest score against India came at Colombo in 2010, when scored 219 out of Sri Lanka's total of 642.

Known to make the opposition's bowlers work like Trojans, Sangakkara was one of the most dependable batsmen in Sri Lanka's arsenal for over a decade.