2 record-breaking left-handed batsmen of modern times

#1 Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara made his debut at the age of 22 against South Africa, where he performed poorly. It took him more than 10 innings to come to his own, after which he became unstoppable. The Sri Lankan batted in the middle-order and was renowned for salvaging the Sri Lankan team numerous times.

He was an astute batsman who had all the shots in his arsenal. Sangakkara was mostly attacking in his batting approach and liked to dominate the bowlers. His cover-drives and flicks were especially elegant. He also donned the wicket-keeping hat for his side and was exceptionally good at it.

Sangakkara played 134 Test matches and scored 12,400 runs at an average of 57.40. This comprised 38 centuries and 52 half-centuries. He scored 11 double-centuries, second only to Sir Don Bradman. He was the first player to get 150+ runs in four succeeding Test matches. Sangakkara stands fifth in the list of highest average (qualification 500 runs) after Donald Bradman, Ken Barrington, Wally Hammond, and Garfield Sobers.

He captained his side and led them to historic wins against Australia and India. The entire cricket fraternity lauded his contribution to the game of cricket.