Kumar Sangakkara throws weight behind Sourav Ganguly to become ICC Chairman
Kumar Sangakkara said that an individual presiding over an international governing body has to have the interests of all cricketing countries at heart.
Kumar Sangakkara said that an individual presiding over an international governing body has to have the interests of all cricketing countries at heart.
Australia's all-time highest Test run-scorer Ricky Ponting scored 148 runs from 256 deliveries against Ashwin without being dismissed during the 2011/12 series Down Under.
"If Dada had an MS type player, his team was slightly more developed, I think you would have seen him win plenty more trophies."
Former skipper Aravinda de Silva was also reportedly questioned for almost six hours on Tuesday.
Jayawardene also spoke about Muttiah Muralitharan stating that the spinning legend was a difficult bowler "to convince to do something he didn't want to".
Several guidelines have been put in place by ICC for the matches set to be played behind closed doors.
"Our team's masseur at the time was in the front, we heard the gun shots, we thought they were firecrackers. He got up, and said ‘get down, they are shooting the bus,'" the former Sri Lankan skipper revealed.
Sangakkara recalled the era of Dravid and Ganguly and compared them with Kohli and Rohit where batsmen have been destructive despite following orthodox technique.
The former Sri Lankan skipper also said that it is important to understand that these rules are for the safety of everyone associated with the game.
Muttiah Muralitharan was still eight wickets shy of the landmark before his last Test which was the opener of the three-match series against India.
