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&lt;p id=&quot;p_1&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/9S9KepSDSEE&quot; width=&quot;690&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_2&quot;&gt;As the cricket world prepares to bid farewell to legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara, here is what makes him one of the best players the gentlemen's game has ever produced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_3&quot;&gt;Despite repeated appeals from his countrymen including politicians to extend his Test career by an year at least, Sangakkara has decided to hang up his gloves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_4&quot;&gt;The 37-year-old swashbuckling batsman has been one of the greatest wicketkeepers also. Debuted in 2000, the man remained the backbone of the Sri Lankan cricket side for 15 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_5&quot;&gt;With a total 12,350 Test runs, averaging 57.71 per match, 38 centuries, 52 half-century and among them one triple ton (319) in 133 Tests, he is undoubtedly above all his peers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_6&quot;&gt;Read more &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #0000ff;&quot;  rel='nofollow' href=&quot;http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/what-makes-kumar-sangakkara-the-best/1/459635.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

How I became a big fan of Sangakkara

Rajdeep Sardesai pays a touching tribute to Sri Lankan cricket legend as he calls it a day.