Kumar Sangakkara Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's Record, Fastest To 12,000

[ARYA]

great!! congrats!

 

 

 

Wellington: Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara joined an elite group of cricketers on Saturday when he became only the fifth to make 12,000-runs in his career.

The 37-year-old Lankan legend reached the milestone in his 224th Test innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, both of whom needed 247 innings to achieve the mark.

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The prolific 37-year-old left-hander reached the milestone when he knocked Trent Boult square for two in Sri Lanka's first innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington.

Sangakkara started the two-Test New Zealand series on 11,988 runs and after scoring six and one in the first Test in Christchurch, he was determined to get the final five in Wellington.

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"When he fails, it's a coach's nightmare. You have to throw (balls to Sangakkara) for hours and hours," captain Angelo Mathews said ahead of the Test.

"He's been working really hard in the nets and he's desperate to go out there and get some runs," he added.

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Since launching his Test career in 2000, Sangakkara has made an impressive average of over 58.00, including 37 centuries in 130 Tests. His highest score was 319 against Bangladesh.

He is now number four on the all-time scoring list, although his average is higher even than Indian great Sachin Tendulkar, who tops the ranking with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests at 53.78.

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Australian Ricky Ponting (13,378 at 51.85), Jacques Kallis from South Africa (13,289 at 55.37) and India's Rahul Dravid (13,288 at 52.31) round out the top five.

Last month, Sangakkara became only the fourth batsman to surpass the 13,000-run mark in one-day internationals, achieving the feat in his 386th match.

The ODI list is also headed by Tendulkar, who made 18,426 runs in 463 matches, ahead of Ponting with 13,704 runs from 375 ODIs and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, who has 13,430 runs in 445 games.

[kissan]

sangakkara will also break dhobhi's records as wicketkeeper/captain

[Sydney]

veedu manchi player no doubt but bangladeshlu zimbabwe lu dorikithe matram anni big hundreds with not outs especially on sub continent pitches.

career avg ki big plus adi. last couple of yrs nundi poonakam vachinatlu adutunnadu.

[ARYA]

veedu manchi player no doubt but bangladeshlu zimbabwe lu dorikithe matram anni big hundreds with not outs especially on sub continent pitches.

career avg ki big plus adi. last couple of yrs nundi poonakam vachinatlu adutunnadu.

same to same mana devudi lagane na 

[Sydney]

@ARYA: eventhough I'm devudi fan if not follower, I cannot comment on our gods match winning ability but  mana god overseas fast pitches paina chala better in terms of runs and avg. However, your highlighted text is correst.

[ARYA]

@ARYA: eventhough I'm devudi fan if not follower, I cannot comment on our gods match winning ability but  mana god overseas fast pitches paina chala better in terms of runs and avg. However, your highlighted text is correst.

yes i was a very avid cricket follower...but not a fan of stats...but style and technique vise sachin is top class...

[VinayVkOnline]

veedu manchi player no doubt but bangladeshlu zimbabwe lu dorikithe matram anni big hundreds with not outs especially on sub continent pitches.

career avg ki big plus adi. last couple of yrs nundi poonakam vachinatlu adutunnadu.

 

yeah idi matram correct emindo gani last two years nunchi prathi match lo century  or half century

[VinayVkOnline]

ah mathews gadu alane dummu leputhuthunadu last one year nunchi 

[ARYA]

yeah idi matram correct emindo gani last two years nunchi prathi match lo century  or half century

@gr33d

[chandra916]

So malli sachin retirement back tisukuntaada

[ChandraSekharCherukuri]

So malli sachin retirement back tisukuntaada

Mayyya nee Original Display name neeku back vasthe, Sachin kuda bac to cruicket vasthadu anta