5 players who aced the 2015 World Cup and will be missed in 2019

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#4 Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara

The 2015 World Cup was special for Kumar Sangakkara as he became the first cricketer to score 4 consecutive centuries in a row. Apart from that, he became the only player after the great Sachin Tendulkar to score 14,000 in ODIs. Sangakkara took the Sri Lankans to the quarterfinals of the 2015 World Cup with his flamboyant show with the bat. He ended as the 2nd highest run scorer of the tournament with 541 runs in 7 games coming an appalling average of 108.20. These 541 runs came with a strike rate of 105.87 which comprised of 57 4s and 7 6s.

Sanga had earlier led the Sri Lankan side to the finals of the 2011 World Cup where his side fell short to hosts India who went on to win the tournament after 28 years. He hung his boots following a disappointing loss to South African in the Quarter Finals of the World Cup in 2015. He played his last game for Sri Lanka in the Test series against India following the World Cup. Sangakkara was given a Guard of Honour by the Sri Lankan team in his last test match for Sri Lanka:

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