10 individual cricket peaks in recent times

Kumar Sangakkara (2014-15)

Sangakkara celebrates his century against England in the ICC World Cup 2015

Sangakkara had been one of Sri Lanka’s most prolific batsmen till his international retirement last year, and one of the mainstays of their batting along with Mahela Jayawardene in the last decade. However, before retiring, he experienced a thumping purple patch, scoring runs at a rate which made people question his decision to quit the game.

In 11 Test matches in 2014, Sangakkara amassed 1438 runs at an average of almost 72, with four tons and eight half-centuries, with 319 as his high score. He played 14 ODIs in 2015, scoring runs aplenty. He scored four back to back centuries in the World Cup, which is a record, and ended with 541 runs, six short of Martin Guptill, the highest run-getter of the tournament. He couldn’t take Sri Lanka to the title, but ended his career with a bang.