HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara was born on October 27, 1977 in Matale, the youngest in a family of four. He grew up in Kandy, Sri Lanka’s hill-country capital, his family house overlooking the town’s lake and close to the Tennis Club, a favourite hideout in his childhood.
His father, Kshema, also a keen sportsman (who still assiduously analyses his son’s game and offers advice), was an eminent lawyer and a very well-respected member of the local community. His deep love of literature, law, philosophy and art was adopted by his children, all of whom were encouraged to pursue a broad-based education.
The family has a strong educational background with his sister, Thushari, completing a degree at the University of Peradeniya, and his elder brother, Vemendra, completing a degree at Monash University. His other sister, Saranga, was a national tennis champion and played tennis for Brown University in the United States. She completed a fashion degree, worked as a business analyst for Pricewaterhouse Coopers and now lives in Los Angeles.
KUMAR AT SCHOOL
Kumar’s tertiary education was cut short by his cricket career. Keen to follow in his father’s footsteps, he had enrolled at the University of Colombo to complete a Bachelor of Law. But his selection for the Sri Lanka A tour to South Africa in 1998 was the start of a hectic tour schedule that left less and less time for personal study. He still wants to complete his law degree after his retirement as a professional cricketer.
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