Rajasthan Royals name Kumar Sangakkara as new head coach ahead of IPL 2026
RR name Kumar Sangakkara as head coach ahead of IPL 2026
17 Nov 2025
2 MinKumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
Current Series
Full Name
Kumar Sangakkara
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Kumar Sangakkara
Role
--
Birth Date
27 Oct 1977 (48y 24d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 134 | 233 | 17 | 12400 | 319 | 57.40 | 22882 | 54.19 | 38 | 52 |
| odi | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 18048 | 78.86 | 25 | 93 |
| t20i | 56 | 53 | 9 | 1382 | 78 | 31.40 | 1156 | 119.55 | -- | 8 |
| t20 | 267 | 260 | 23 | 6937 | 94 | 29.27 | 5487 | 126.42 | -- | 43 |
| fc | 260 | 430 | 31 | 20911 | 319 | 52.40 | -- | -- | 64 | 86 |
| list a | 529 | 501 | 54 | 19456 | 169 | 43.52 | -- | -- | 39 | 120 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 134 | 4 | 14.00 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | 3.50 | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 404 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20i | 56 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 267 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| fc | 260 | -- | 41.00 | 150 | 1 | 1/13 | 150.00 | 3.65 | 246.0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 529 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL-M vs WI-M | 17 | 14 Mar 2025 | Raipur | t20 |
| SL-M vs ENG-M | 106* | 10 Mar 2025 | Raipur | t20 |
| WI-M vs SL-M | 47 | 06 Mar 2025 | Vadodara | t20 |
| SL-M vs AUS-M | 2 | 28 Feb 2025 | Vadodara | t20 |
| SL-M vs SA-M | 16 | 26 Feb 2025 | Mumbai | t20 |
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