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    Kumar Sangakkara

    Kumar Sangakkara

  • We know each other’s game inside out

    Losing to Australia was a real disappointment after such a strong display against the West Indies. We really believed we were good enough to beat Michael Clarke's team but in the end we suffered a bad loss after a pretty dismal batting display. The s <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/05/10/we-know-each-others-game-inside-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • It was extremely disappointing

    Our defeat on Wednesday night to the Rajasthan Royals was comprehensive. No one can deny that. We sacrificed a strong start and were soundly trounced. It was extremely disappointing and frustrating. Our position at the halfway point in the innings af <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/04/08/it-was-extremely-disappointing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Another tough challenge

    Having reached the half-way point of the tournament, I have to admit that it is not looking good with six losses and a solitary win to our credit. Every other team has won at least three matches so there is no question that we have our work cut out for us <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/04/01/another-tough-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • I have a very talented side

    Clearly, it was a forgettable home game for us in Mohali on Saturday, when we lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. Besides the loss, it was also disappointing for me because I now have to sit out of Tuesday's game due to a one-game ban for a slow over rate. &nb <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/29/i-have-a-very-talented-side/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Things have not gone well for us

    Wednesday's defeat to Rajasthan Royals was a real blow but certainly not the end of the road for Kings XI in this year's tournament. Things have not gone well for us thus far, except for clinching a great win against Chennai but we've still got nine match <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/26/things-have-not-gone-well-for-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Good teams win close matches

    It was great to finally get on the points board on Sunday night in Chennai. Hopefully, we can now build on some much needed momentum against Rajasthan Royals. We've had a slow start to the tournament, but we know we have the quality to get to the semi-fin <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/23/good-teams-win-close-matches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • We need to find the best balance

    The IPL is back in India, where it should rightly be, and the buzz this week has been fantastic up in Mohali. There is real excitement about this third season and we are all optimistic about our chances this year. Our preparations have been hampered by in <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/12/we-need-to-find-the-best-balance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • India remain a formidable side at home

    The series may already have been lost after our defeat on Friday, but we are really keen to finish this long tour with a win today in Delhi. I've been proud of the way our younger players have fought in this series and they deserve the final scoreline to <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/26/india-remain-a-formidable-side-at-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Eden will inspire us

    You don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out what went wrong for us in Cuttack: our batting in the middle overs. We had everything going for us: a blazing start, a good partnership which I managed to put on with Tharanga which gave us a good base.& <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/23/eden-will-inspire-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Both teams will be missing key players

    I was really proud of the team after their performance in Nagpur. Losing in Rajkot after such a good chase was very dispiriting for us all. We knew we should have won that game having got so close. So it was essential we hit back immediately to keep ourse <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/20/both-teams-will-be-missing-key-players/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • We should have been ruthless

    The win on Wednesday night was obviously a boost for the team and, aside from a drop in intensity during the latter stages, I was really pleased with our performance. However, we have to start afresh on Saturday and build ourselves up for an important gam <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/13/we-should-have-been-ruthless/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • I have very fond memories of Mohali

    The win on Wednesday night was obviously a boost for the team and, aside from a drop in intensity during the latter stages, I was really pleased with our performance. However, we have to start afresh on Saturday and build ourselves up for an important gam <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/11/i-have-very-fond-memories-of-mohali/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • We need to be aggressive

    When India last toured Sri Lanka in 2008, they lost the Test series but were able to regroup quickly to win the five-match ODI series. We need to follow that example and show similar character starting in Nagpur for the first Twenty20 game. The key for me <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/12/09/we-need-to-be-aggressive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Our bowling attack has been firing well

    There was a time in the not-so-distant past when Asian teams were routinely labelled underdogs for tournaments like the ICC Champions Trophy, particularly if it was being held in South Africa. To be fair, we often lived up to that pre-tournament bill <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/09/25/our-bowling-attack-has-been-firing-well/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • A Lord’s final is something special

    In the last six month's Tillakaratne Dilshan has discovered just how good a player he is. Six months ago he was on the fringes of the ODI team, excluded from our team to Zimbabwe in October. Since returning against Bangladesh in December, however, he has <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/06/20/a-lords-final-is-something-special/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • In this format anything can happen

    We have now achieved our second major objective in this tournament: securing a place in the semi-finals. We had to do it the hard way too after our unconvincing display against Ireland left us needing to win. However, the pressure of playing so many must- <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/06/17/in-this-format-anything-can-happen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Reputations count for little in this format

    We warned ourselves against complacency, but for some reason we lacked intensity against the Irish at Lord's on Sunday. We also lacked discipline and made far too many mistakes.  All in all, it was a very disappointing performance. We still managed t <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/06/15/reputations-count-for-little-in-this-format/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • You cannot take any team for granted

    Our third win of the tournament has obviously put us now in a strong position to reach the semi-finals. However, in Twenty20 cricket you cannot take any team for granted and against Ireland tomorrow there will be no complacency. We will play our strongest <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/06/13/you-cannot-take-any-team-for-granted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Mendis is a genuine match-winner

    The Bridgeford Road in Nottingham on Monday night might well have been a street in Colombo with all the tooting car horns and waving Sri Lanka flags. It was a fantastic atmosphere we savoured the moment having outplayed Australia.  That was the start <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/06/11/mendis-is-a-genuine-match-winner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • It was a win that lifted our spirits

    It may not have been a comprehensive or clinical victory, but our dramatic last-over win against Deccan Chargers was no less sweet for that. We made plenty of mistakes along the way, especially with the bat, but we can be truly proud of the fighting spiri <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/05/19/it-was-a-win-that-lifted-our-spirits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>