‘I was afraid of only him in the world…’ Sangakkara told in front of which Indian bowler his hands and feet used to tremble

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|11-09-2024

Kumar Sangakkara: Former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara is considered one of the best batsmen in the world. Sangakkara made all the bowlers sweat in his career.

Whenever the former Sri Lankan batsman used to come on the field, bowlers used to be scared of bowling to him. However, now he has revealed which bowler he found very difficult to bat against and was scared of facing him.

Kumar Sangakkara took the name of this Indian bowler

'I was afraid of only him in the world...' Sangakkara told in front of which Indian bowler his hands and feet used to tremble 2

Let us tell you that this legendary player has faced the greatest bowlers of the world and has scored a lot of runs against them. However, he once told during an interview that which bowler he was most scared of.

Sangakkara said, "I faced many bowlers in my career but the one I found most difficult was India's Zaheer Khan.

I had the most difficulty batting against Zaheer.

Apart from this, facing Pakistan's Wasim Akram was nothing less than a nightmare for me. I found it most difficult to bat against these two during my career.

Kumar Sangakkara has scored 4 consecutive centuries in ODI cricket

Actually, Sangakkara, who has described Zaheer and Akram as the toughest bowlers, has achieved many achievements in his career. The former Lankan captain also holds the record of scoring 4 consecutive centuries in ODI cricket.

Sangakkara made this record during the 2015 World Cup and he scored 4 centuries in 4 consecutive matches. Not only this, he also played the role of wicketkeeper and today his name is counted among the greatest wicketkeeper batsmen in the world.

Cricket career of Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara has served his country for many years and has given many good moments to cricket. Sangakkara has played a total of 134 Test matches in his career, in which he has scored 12400 runs with an average of 57.40. During this time, 38 centuries and 52 half-centuries have come from his bat.

Apart from this, he has scored 14234 runs in 404 ODI matches with an average of 42. During this time, he has scored 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries. He has scored 1382 runs with 8 half-centuries in 56 T-20 matches.

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