Top 10 batsmen against spin bowling in the last four decades

#2 – Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara adopted particular strategies to counter unique variations

During Kumar Sangakkara’s final Test series, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews revealed that he had pleaded the run-machine to be available for a few more years. It was due to the fact that unlike most batting luminaries, the left-hander only seemed to get better as he approached the final phase of his career.

After entering the international circuit as a flashy wicket-keeper, Sangakkara gained prominence by growing in stature with each season. In particular, his compactness against the turning ball earned him an average of 61.54 in Asia, the highest among all batsmen with at least 2000 runs in the continent.

At a time when Saeed Ajmal was running riots with his variations, he peeled off four centuries within just nine months against Pakistan to prove that class outwits capriciousness.