Sangakkara voted as Sri Lanka's best

All legends produced in a tiny war torn island, but there's no doubt in my mind that Murali was #SriLankasBest https://t.co/8tb42zQFQv

— K Sanjane (@ksanjane) August 12, 2015

As a cricket-fan born in the late 90s, the title #SriLankasBest is undoubtedly deserved by @KumarSanga2. A role model for todays generation!

— Soyam Khanal (@S0yam) August 12, 2015

Cricinfo article on #SriLankasBest describes Muralitharan as Sri Lanka's greatest match winner. There, you answered the question yourself.

— Mahesh De Silva (@CharterKubiya) August 12, 2015

#SriLankasBest Legendary Kumar Sangakkara. Elegant Left Hander, Technically Sound, Composed and a great thinker of the Game! Kudos to him.

— Sidharth Acharya (@sidharth667) August 12, 2015

Unsung hero... Aravinda DeSilva is hands down #SriLankasBest! @ESPNcricinfo

— Heisenberg (@pankito09) August 12, 2015

#SriLankasBest Muralitharan is by far the best player, even though the batsmen might be greats at batting, this guys is a wizard. #Hogwards

— Cod (@CodPahul) August 12, 2015

#SriLankasBest Aravinda De Silva. Leaving the stat aside, he was fearless against any attack. Played all strokes in the book.

— හේතුහාමි සරණපාල (@shethuhami) August 12, 2015

@MahelaJay is the #SriLankasBest Test player, he batted well with Sanga and caught well off Murali's bowling @ESPNcricinfo @andrewffernando

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo #SriLankasBest has got to be Murali; I'm unable to list out all 800 reasons in a tweet.

— Nitin Sundar (@knittins) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo Aravinda De Silva. The way he batted against McGrath on Australian soil was a true reflection of his genius. #SriLankasBest

— Utsav Bavisker (@utsavbavisker) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo @OfficialSLC #SriLankasBest : Muralitharan is the best spinner that Srilanka has gifted to the international cricket.

— Alok Mehta (@mehalok) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo @OfficialSLC #SriLankasBest Chaminda Vaas. Never got the credit he deserved

— Mihir Ahiya (@mihir_ahiya) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo @OfficialSLC Muralitharan for me, the smiling assassin #SriLankasBest

— Amey (@ansurkaramey) August 12, 2015

Statistically @KumarSanga2 is the best test player since Bradman. So undoubtedly Sanga is the #SriLankasBest too. https://t.co/8IlMgSMitv

— Ricky Boy™ (@Im_Rishad) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo @OfficialSLC Kumar Sangakkara - a fine leader on the pitch and a gentleman who plays the gentleman's game. #SriLankasBest

— Chelston D'souza (@chelston_dsouza) August 12, 2015

Of the many Sri Lankan cricketers who have brought me great joy as fan, no one was a greater player than Murali #SriLankasBest

— Nadeeka De Saram (@NadeekaDS) August 12, 2015

Aravinda De Silva, he catapulted SriLanka from mediocre competitors to World Champions!!! #SrilankasBest @OfficialSLC

— Ahtsham Cheema (@ahtsham_cheema) August 12, 2015

#SriLankasBest Murali has to be SL's best Test cricketer, probably the best spinner to play the game

— Arvind Iyengar (@iyengar_arvind) August 12, 2015

@ESPNcricinfo #SriLankasBest Kumar Sangakkara without a doubt ... The man is a living legend and he is the master of a cricket field!

— Neo 'Lanny' Felane (@NFelane10) August 12, 2015

Without a doubt Murali was the best test player from SL and Sanga the No. 2. #SriLankasBest

— Birendra Katugampola (@aka_Bira) August 12, 2015

#SriLankasBest That's easy. Murali. Then daylight. Then Vaas. Then daylight. Then the others. @ESPNcricinfo

— cricketingview (@cricketingview) August 12, 2015

First of all Aravinda was the path breaker for Sri Lankan cricket but in both statistics and longevity he is below all of the other four. Now Murali was definitely the leader of the attack in the early 2000s so it can't be Vaas. While in terms of MJ and Sanga one struggles to decide but Sangakkara was also a wicketkeeper and his stats are much better than jaya. Finally it comes down to Sangakkara and Murali and here one simple fact seperates them, Murali is one of the greatest bowlers in history, while Sangakkara is unfortunately not in mine or most people's top 10 batsmen list. Thus Murali was greater at what he did.
- Abhyudaya Tyagi

Chaminda Vaas is the unsung hero of Sri Lanka...One of the most underrated cricket players of all times. Him and Murali lead the fearsome bowling attack for so long.....This hero will always be in every true Sri Lankan's heart.
- Mayoouran Gnanasampanthan

For me, Muralitharan is the best Sri Lankan cricketer. It was his prowess that led the Tigers' resurgence in world cricket. He simply outmaneuvered and outwitted the opposition every single time.
- Ashutosh Jha

Aravinda de Silva, as he was the first of the great Sri Lankan batsmen. Sanga and Mahela had the benefit of de Silva's shoulders to stand on. de Silva stood out at a time when Sri Lanka were still minnows in international cricket, he saw his team through a transition phase and into an era where they believed they could win consistently. That is an achievement that cannot be quantified like average, strike rate etc. But definitely not one that should be ignored.
- Abraham Abhishek

Aravinda is the Greatest for sure! By reading comments of most, I feel that most have not seen even A glimpse of Aravinda who by far the best ever produced by Sri Lanka. It's a pity he played during mid 80s & 90 s when we did not have many games like nowadays. He was matched with likes of Lara & Tendulkar as among the greats & faced more quality bowlers than those of present era.
- Rondy

Kumar Sangakkara, as I am not more knowledgeable about cricket till 2009. Thereafter Sangakkara made huge contribution to Sri Lanka cricket team. I watched every SL match, because of Sangakkara. No one needs to talk about him, his figures stand for him. Salute Sanga. #SRILANKASBEST
- Aneeq Ahmadh

It was tough to select between Sangakkara and Muralitharan. But Sangakkara will win the battle because he has never been criticised for his batting whereas Muralitharan throughout his career had to face remarks like illegal bowling action and all.
- Man007nashik

TBH all of them are legends. I love the batting style of Aravinda De Silva, even I use to ape his batting style during my childhood days. Vaas lacked speed in his bowling but extremely clever bowler, Murali was no doubt a genius of a bowler. It's difficult to pick any one, it's like asking do you love chocolate more or ice cream? But I would rate Aravinda highest because he is the one who changed the face of Sri Lankan cricket..and he was gem of a batsman and true gentleman. Love from Indian Fan
- Datta Abhijit

Really a Tough call!!! I am following SL cricket for past 18 years and have been fortunate to watch all these greats reaching pinnacle of their career. Be it home series or playing overseas, all these SL stalwarts have been outstanding. But since its about voting "The Greatest", my vote would go for Muttiah Murlitharan. He has been prolific all through his career and the best part is his performance outside subcontinent. Mr. Hair no-balled him 7 times in 1995 and it looked like the end of his journey. He fought, hard, and bounced back with a bang,served SL cricket for another 15 years, scalping five-fors a whopping 67 times and 10-for a record 22 times. Hats off to this great ambassador of the game who is unarguably the greatest match-winner for his country!!
- Mayank Agarwal

For those old in the tooth there is only one answer and that is Aravinda. You need to understand that Sri Lanka rarely even got 3 test series. Also, too even compare the bowlers that Aravinda had to face in comparison to Sanga and Mahela will give you an idea of what he had to contend with.
- Wijeya

Muttiah Muralitharan: A player's greatness is defined by his ability to win matches. Muttiah had the ability to win matches single handedly. No other players has won so many matches for Sri Lanka. So in my opinion, there is no comparison.
- Malik Aftab Ahmed Awan

Not only is Muralitharan the best test cricketer Sri Lanka have ever produced, but he's also the best Asian test cricketer of all time
- Sanoj Boteju

I'd arguably go for Aravinda, despite his stats being significantly lesser than Sanga or Mahela. Aravinda was the standout batsman in an era Sri Lanka were thriving to be a formidable force, as well as the higher class of bowlers in that period and his steely performances when the chips were down contributing to my choice.