Former Sri Lankan Captain and Wicket Keeper Sangakara has retired from all forms of the cricket, he is described as one of the most polished and prudent of batsmen in Cricket history.
Sangakara has scored 28,016 runs only in the International Cricket across all three formats by playing 134 Tests, 404 ODI’s and 56 T20I’s.
Recently this legendary Cricketer was asked about his Playing XI of all time, he has choose the Matthew Hayden along with Rahul Dravid has opener, and Dravid is the only Indian Cricketer on the list.
What everyone is wondered about is no Inclusion of Sachin Tendulkar name in that list, All the Legendary Cricketers from Don Bradman to Sir Vivi Richards have Sachin in their all time playing XI
Sangakara’s list of all time playing XI is dominated by Australian and Sri Lankan Cricketers. Here is the all time Playing XI of Sangakara
Kumar Sangakara’s All time Playing XI:
- Matthew Hayden (Australia)
- Rahul Dravid (India)
- Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Ricky Pointing (Australia)
- Arvinda de Silva ( Sri Lanka) (C)
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
- Adam Gilchrist (Australia) (WK)
- Shane Warne (Australia)
- Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Chaminda Vaas ( Sri Lanka)