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Muralitharan on the verge of history

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara have both topped 900 points in the latest ICC player rankings

16-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara plays down record talk

Kumar Sangakkara played down comparisons with batting greats after a second consecutive double hundred against Bangladesh

13-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Prolific Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara combined for a 311-run third-wicket partnership to see Sri Lanka out of early trouble on day three at Kandy and finish off on a position from where Muttiah Muralitharan can press for a clean sweep of the series

13-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Sangakkara moves to No.3 in ICC ratings

Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's vice-captain, has shot up to No.3 in the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen

06-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara draws inspiration from Vaas

Kumar Sangakkara said that watching Chaminda Vaas score a hundred in the first match inspired him

04-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka rattle top order after declaration

It was déjà vu all over again as Sri Lanka, boosted by Kumar Sangakkara's double hundred, stamped their authority for the second day in succession at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium

04-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Hick counters Murali's threat

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

17-May-2007•Cricinfo staff

ICC confirms make-up of cricket committee

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and Michael Holding, the ex-West Indies fast bowler, are among the people who will form part of the ICC's newly constituted cricket committee

15-May-2007•Brian Murgatroyd

Adam Gilchrist leads Australia to World Cup treble

Australia put the seal on the most dominant campaign in World Cup history

28-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller in Barbados

Scalping, spraying and smashing

Plays of the Day, Ireland v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Grenada

18-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Gilchrist praises his fellow wicketkeepers

Adam Gilchrist has been thoroughly impressed by the outstanding glovework of his peers at the World Cup and named Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who Australia will line up against on Monday, as one of the best

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Two worthy winners press their claims

If there had been a pre-tournament poll of matches to whet the appetite, it's a safe bet that New Zealand against Sri Lanka - two nations overshadowed to the point of parody by brasher neighbours - would not have set many pulses racing

12-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Sri Lanka storm to 243-run win

A clinical performance by Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof sent Bermuda crashing to 78 in their World Cup opener at Port-of-Spain, guiding Sri Lanka to a massive 243-run win

15-Mar-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sri Lanka too strong for Scotland

Sri Lanka's veteran batsmen proved too strong for Scotland's bowlers in their warm-up match at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados, as Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya rattled up an imposing total of 294 for 7

05-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Watch out for the goodbye men - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's vice-captain and wicketkeeper, has said he expects cricketers coming to the end of their careers to leave their mark during the forthcoming World Cup in the Caribbean

24-Feb-2007

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan returned to the fray as Sri Lanka retained the bulk of their 15-man squad currently touring India, for the World Cup

12-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara powers Sri Lanka to thrilling win

Sri Lanka kept their nerve to eke out a thrilling five-run win at Rajkot and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

11-Feb-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sri Lankan players given green light to play in England

Sri Lankan cricket authorities have agreed to release their star players for the forthcoming English domestic season

07-Feb-2007

Warwickshire sign Sangakkara

Warwickshire have pulled off a major signing after agreeing terms to bring Kumar Sangakkara to Edgbaston

02-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

SL seamers shred New Zealand

Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play

06-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

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