As Kumar Sangakkara turns 40 today, world Cricket showered praise on the Sri Lanka Legend.
Most glowing tribute came from none other than Sachin Tendulkar, who posted a rather interesting stuff on twitter to congratulate Sri Lanka Legend on his special day.
“To one of the strongest pillars of @OfficialSLC.. Wish you a very happy birthday, @KumarSanga2! See you at #MinistryofCrab in the evening” posted Sachin on his twitter handle.
One of the greatest batsman of all time, Sangakkara has over 28K international runs to his name.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) acknowledged his incredible achievement while congratulating him.
“Happy Birthday to one of the finest batsmen of all time. With 28,016 runs for Sri Lanka with a top score of 319, it’s @KumarSanga2!” Posted ICC on its official Twitter handle.
His former teammates also congratulated.
“To a man who has given Sri lankan fans innumerable moments of joy,
HappyBirthday @KumarSanga2” wrote Dimuth Karunaratne.
“Many happy returns of the day @KumarSanga2 aiya. Mr.consistence. Have a wonderful one. May god bless u” wrote Dhammika Prasad.
“@KumarSanga2 happy bday 2 mr consistent.Dream career and a wonderful human being.Have a great day and a year ahead kuma aiya.keep inspiring” wrote former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
“Many happy returns of the day legend @KumarSanga2 Hope you have a great day and a year ahead my friend! Stay blessed” wrote Farveez Maharoof.
“Happy birthday, @kumarsanga2! One of the finest left hand batsmen to have graced the game. A true stalwart of @OfficialSLC!” wrote Suresh Raina.
“Happy birthday @KumarSanga2 bro…hope you have an amazing year” wrote Shikhar Dhawan.
“Happy Birthday Legend, welcome to 40 club @KumarSanga2 #40thbirthday#” wrote Thilan Samaraweera.
