Sangakkara receives plaudits
Kumar Sangakkara's, who scored 192 in the second Test against Australia in Hobart, has received rave reviews, not only for the manner in which it was scored his runs, but the way he took umpire Rudi Koertzen's decision to rule him out when replays

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Sangakkara was superb. While Sanath Jayasuriya was contentedly clubbing the ball around the ground, he was able to advance at his own pace. In the early hours of his resistance he played a stream of sweetly timed strokes, placements through cover, glides off his pads and assaults on misdirected spinners. When necessary he defended alertly, eye on the ball, biding his time.
Kumar Sangakkara proved himself a true champion by shaking hands with South African Rudi Koertzen after the game despite a woeful decision by the umpire that cost the Sri Lankan the chance of making a historic double-century..
Too many times the sporting headlines are filled with elite sportspeople's misdemeanors.
Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo