The Kumar Sangakkara Fan Club

[Richard]

Bizarre dig.

Strangest thing is I came accross this thread yesterday.

 

[Matt79]

Strangest thing is I came accross this thread yesterday.

But bizarre digs are a regular feature of your work here

 

[Richard]

Good job I resisted in this case then eh?

(In all seriousness, the reasonless dig is now a thing of the past. These days, the rules state that if a thread is dug for no good reason, the new posts will be deleted.)

 

[haroon510]

i am a big fan of Kumara Sangakara here...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

My favourite keepers to watch are Boucher and McCullum to be honest.

How times have changed....

 

[nookie_lk]

Wat a player...

 

[Pratters]

One of my favorites. Can watch him bat all day, all 5 days.

 

[Precambrian]

Awesome test player. Awesome guy. But mediocre/yet to blossom in ODIs.

 

[zaremba]

Where do I sign up?
The man's a ruddy genius. Great to watch, scores tons of runs, can keep wicket, brainy chap and a good writer.

 

[Migara]

Kalu is the best keeper produced by SL IMO and he was one of the best going around when he was playing.

Short memories or too young.Mahesh Goonathillake was the best SL had. Prasanna Jayawardane is not far behind. Sanga is good, so was Guy de Alwis. Then there's daylight between the rest.

 

[The Sean]

Where do I sign up?
The man's a ruddy genius. Great to watch, scores tons of runs, can keep wicket, brainy chap and a good writer.

This.
I'm in too. WAG.

 

[sanga1337]

Where do I sign up?
The man's a ruddy genius. Great to watch, scores tons of runs, can keep wicket, brainy chap and a good writer.

AWTA, deadset legend, would like to sign up aswell

 

[Precambrian]

Over-rated or cult hero?

 

[Sir Alex]

Kumar Sangakkara signs up with Lancashire

That is a fantastic signing by Lancs.

 

[fredfertang]

 

[DaRick]

Well, let's see:
- He's a reasonable gloveman and was a decent Test/ODI wicketkeeper batsman
- He can be outrageously prolific when he wants to be
- He can play some stunning shots, being particularly good through the offside from what I've seen
- Fairly astute
- Has thrived at times where others around him have failed miserably (i.e - Hobart)

On the other hand, he clearly doesn't realise his potential as a batsman when he has to juggle responsibilities (i.e - keep wicket + bat), his strike rate in ODI's seems a bit low considering that he hails from the subcontinent, plus he benefits a lot from Bangladesh + Zimbabwe (though both teams were/are more competitive in the shorter format). But those are relatively minor quibbles.

 

[zaremba]

Two words: Daren Powell. Other than that, great news for Lanky that this incredible player is going to be turning out for you next season. This guy is an all-time great and not enough people seem to recognise that fact. Yet.