Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has named India favourites for the 2024 T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June. On Tuesday (April 30), the BCCI selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, named India's 15-man squad which saw the return of Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant with Sanju Samson also getting a look-in.

India favourites for T20 World Cup 2024, says Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara

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On Thursday (Nov 2), Rohit Sharma-led India locked horns with Sri Lanka in match 33 of the ODI World Cup at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Being asked to bat first, India lost captain Rohit early (4) but saw their innings being revived with a mammoth 189-run second-wicket stand between Virat Kohli (88) and Shubman Gill (92).

ODI World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli equals Kumar Sangakkara in elite list during IND vs SL Mumbai clash

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If not for anything, forcing a result out of an impossible situation is something Bazball has done to Test cricket and must get its dues. Under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, English Test cricket revived, the world got the entertainment they were craving, and results are likely to follow regardless of the conditions, pitch, line-ups and whatnot.

Ashes: England have made Test cricket approachable, attractive, says Sangakkara

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara expects England to make the most of the momentum and go for the kill as they are on the front foot in the ongoing fourth Ashes Test in Manchester.

Kumar Sangakkara predicts Ashes series win for England if they beat Australia in Manchester Test

The first Test of Ashes 2023 is living upto expectations. After Ben Stokes-led England opted to bat first on the opening day, on Friday (June 16), they rode on Joe Root's unbeaten 118 to declare at 393 for 8.

Ashes 2023, 1st Test: England will tease Australia with something appealing to chase, says Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal had the best Indian Premier League (IPL) season of his career in 2023, scoring 625 runs in 14 regular season games at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 163.

IPL 2023: Suresh Raina credits RR coach Kumar Sangakkara for Yashasvi Jaiswal's rise

Rajasthan Royals put on a abysmal show against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as they got all-out on 59 runs while chasing 172. The loss has hurt Royals' chances to make it to the IPL playoffs and they'd have to win their last league match to stay in contention.

IPL 2023: Kumar Sangakkara's speech after RR's 59 all-out vs RCB goes viral - WATCH

Playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023, veteran England Test batter Joe Root might not have faced a ball yet, but he is relishing his time off the field. The right-handed batter, who was bought at his base price of INR 1 crore at last year’s auction, feels the best part about playing in the IPL is being able to pick the brains of some of the greats of the game – primarily Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara here.

IPL 2023: Insights from Lara, Sangakkara will help me in longer run, says RR recruit Joe Root

Rajasthan Royals cut a sorry figure in their latest home game against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. Batting first after winning the toss, the hosts were looking good at 50 for two after the end of the Powerplay, but wickets fell like a pack of cards after that as they got all out on 118.

IPL 2023: Kumar Sangakkara laments RR's 'embarrassing' show at home against GT, urges player to pull up socks

2023 will see the return of the ODI World Cup. The showpiece event will be held after 2019 and India will host the marquee tournament for the first time as the sole hosts.

'England, Australia, NZ have...': Sangakkara hints Asian giants India, Pakistan & SL not favourites for ODI WC

Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara has thrown his weight behind star India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who was omitted from the white-ball squad for the Sri Lanka series, that begins on January 3rd in Mumbai.

IND vs SL 2023: Kumar Sangakkara throws his weight behind star batter, tells him mantra to become great

Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Kumar Sangakkara feels their limited budget heading the IPL 2023 mini-auction cost them Harry Brook – someone who Sangakkara thinks would have fitted well into the RR’s setup.

IPL 2023: Our limited budget cost us Harry Brook, feels Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara

India and Rajasthan Royals' young star Dhruv Jurel shares his journey so far, the MS Dhoni policy which works wonders for him, and learnings from Kumar Sangakkara in IPL 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: I abide by MS Dhoni's 'control the controllables' policy, says U-19 star Dhruv Jurel

Former Sri Lankan cricket team captain Sanath Jayasuriya joined the protests against the Sri Lankan government in the country on Saturday (July 09). Thousands of protests flooded Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence in Colombo on Saturday forcing him to flee.

'The siege is over': Sanath Jayasuriya joins anti-govt protests, Sangakkara & Jayawardene also extend support

Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach and Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara heaped praise on skipper Sanju Samson after his side thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets in the 2nd Qualifier at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to storm into the final of IPL 2022.

'He is only captaining when fielding': Kumar Sangakkara on Sanju Samson's rise as a leader for RR in IPL 2022

It was a debut to remember for Cheteshwar Pujara as the India batsman scored an unbeaten double hundred to grab a draw for Sussex during their 2022 County Championship match against Derbyshire on Sunday.

Cheteshwar Pujara scripts history with first-class double century on debut for Sussex

Sri Lanka is currently facing one of its worst economic crises in decades as the country continues to battle issues such as shortage of essential supplies and soaring inflation among others.

Heartbreaking to see the despair of people: Kumar Sangakkara on Sri Lanka's economic crisis

Kumar Sangakkara, who is currently the Director of Cricket for Indian Premier League (IPL) side Rajasthan Royals, was all praise for skipper Sanju Samson and called him one of the best T20 batsmen.

Kumar Sangakkara calls Indian cricketer 'one of the best T20 players' ahead of IPL 2022

Kumar Sangakkara doesn't believe in blame game as both success and failure are collective in nature, Rajasthan Royals Team Director said after another disappointing performance from his team which seriously dented their IPL play-off hopes.

'We don't play blame game in our franchise,' says Rajasthan Royals Team Director Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara wants to see different players of his side becoming match-winners in different games as they look forward to the resumption of the IPL season in the UAE.

'I really love the energy and the attitude', says Rajasthan Royals' Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals pacer Mustafizur Rahman thinks that it's hard to continually bounce starting with one bio-secure bubble then onto the next. Mustafizur Rahman said on Saturday that living in quarantine is 'very tiring' and is deteriorating as the days pass by.

IPL 2021: Bio-bubbles are 'very tiring', says Mustafizur Rahman

Rajasthan Royals, director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara has adulated Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Devdutt Padikkal for his breathtaking unbeaten century on Thursday.

IPL 2021 - Kumar Sangakkara showers praises on Devdutt Padikkal for his 1st IPL Century

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