ODI cricketer of the year-Sanga
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been named the ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2011 during the ICC Awards ceremony in London. Sangakkara also won the ICC People’s Choice Award, capping a memorable evening for him.
“It’s a great honour first of all to have been nominated for this award [ODI Cricketer] and a great honour to have actually won it,” said Sangakkara, who was not in London because of the ongoing home series against Australia.
“I would like to thank the rest of my team-mates, they have done a great job over the years in one-day cricket and I am privileged to be part of this and [to have] led these guys for just over two years. I thank you again, I feel very very proud.”
Sangakkara played 25 ODIs in the period under consideration – August 11, 2010 to August 3, 2011 – and scored 1049 runs at an average of 55.21 including a century and seven half-centuries. He also had 26 catches and 10 stumpings as wicketkeeper and led Sri Lanka to the final of the 2011 World Cup.
Sangakkara won the ODI award ahead of Australia’s Shane Watson, India’s Gautam Gambhir and South Africa’s Hashim Amla.
For the People’s Choice Award, Sangakkara received more votes than Amla, England batsman Jonathan Trott, West Indies opener Chris Gayle and India captain MS Dhoni.
Source: espncricinfo
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Hearty congrats Kumar Sangakkara! You have made SL proud of you! We are all very happy for you.
It is a pity that the greedy lot in the selection board in SL and political interference has ruined SL cricket by not fielding the best team, in international cricket, even though we have such a winning team. We actually deserved the world cup! We lost to India because of corruption and political interference.
U made us proud.V R proud 2 b sri lankans.
welldone sanga we are very proud of you.
Congratulations and Best Wishes for keeping the Lion Flag flying from school day’s to date.
My hearty congratulations to the prominent cricketer Kumar Sangakkara! You have made Sri Lanka more proud throughout the world by playing with other teams of other countries. We are all very happy for you. As a cricket enthusiast I am very happy about your awards.
Earlier Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been named the ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2011 during the ICC Awards ceremony in London. Sangakkara also won the ICC People’s Choice Award, capping a memorable evening for him.
It is compassion that the gluttonous lot in the selection board in Sri Lanka and political obstruction has insolvent Sri Lanka cricket by not fielding the most excellent team, in international cricket, even though we have such a captivating team. We actually deserved the world cup!
My vigorous best wishes to the high-flying cricketer Kumar Sangakkara! You have made Sri Lanka more swollen with pride throughout the world within the performance other teams in world. We are all extremely joyful for you. As cricket fans we are very in high spirits about your awards. You played with excellent teams and bought Sri Lanka in advance in international. Sangakkara you too won the ICC People’s Choice Award, capping a memorable evening.
I would like to thank the rest of the team-mates, they have done a great job over the years in one-day cricket and you have privileged to be part of this and to lead these for just over two years.