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From The Times;
The second-best batsman in history?
Across his career, Sangakkara averages 57, thirteenth on the all-time list, but he played 47 of his 69 Tests as a wicketkeeper. In the 22 matches in which he has played purely as a batsman, Sangakkara’s average is 96.40, second only to Don Bradman’s 99.94
By making a hundred yesterday, Sangakkara has become the ninth batsman to score hundreds against all nine other Test nations. The previous eight were: Gary Kirsten, above left, Steve Waugh, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Marvan Atapattu, Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting
He needs 15 more runs to become the fourth Sri Lankan to get to 6,000 after Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardena. If he gets the runs in his next innings, he would be the fourth fastest man to reach 6,000 runs, behind Don Bradman, Garry Sobers and Wally Hammond
“The Streak”
In his past nine Tests, Sangakkara has scored 1,529 runs at an average of 152.9, which includes six scores of more than 150, including a record four in his past four Tests. If Rudi Koertzen hadn’t wrongly given him out in Hobart last month, how high could he have gone?
Words by Patrick Kidd
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