Is Sangakkara doing too much?
Following their Champions Trophy exit, Sri Lanka have a year ahead of one-day cricket before the World Cup in 2011
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
Following their Champions Trophy exit, Sri Lanka have a year ahead of one-day cricket before the World Cup in 2011. While their middle order looks settled, there are concerns about Nos. 1 to 3. Is Kumar Sangakkara taking on too much as wicketkeeper, captain and No. 3 batsman, asks SR Pathiravithana in Sri Lanka's Sunday Times.
Sangakkara on his own is one of the most organized and erudite cricketers in the entire cricketing world. More than once he also has been rated the best batsman in the accepted norm of Test cricket. Even in the ODI version of the game, his exploits though not the same, has been more good than bad. But, in his last eleven outings his contributions have been 36, 2, 37 not out, 39 and 16 against Pakistan, 18 vs New Zealand, 5 vs India, 33 vs India 54 vs South Africa, 1 vs England and 11 vs New Zealand. As captain this performance with the bat is not at all impressive. At the same time did his on-field tantrums cost Sri Lanka the ICC spirit of the game award this time?
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo