Banning: Unique South African Punishment
Date: 27 October 1977
By JOHN DARNTON Special to The New York Times
John Special
comment on S Africa's use of banning; por of Winnie Mandela (L)
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015. A former captain in all formats, he was born in Matale, Central Province. In first-class cricket, he played for Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1997–98 to 2013–14 and for Surrey County Cricket Club from 2015 to 2017. He was a key part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and 2014 T20 World Cup.
Sangakkara played mostly as a wicket-keeper-batter and is generally regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters in cricket history. His 38 Test centuries and 25 in ODIs are both highest for a wicket-keeper. He batted left-handed and, although he rarely bowled, was a right-arm off spinner. Combining all three forms of international cricket, Sangakkara is the second-highest run-scorer, having amassed a total of 28,016 including 63 centuries.
He has received four individual ICC awards. In 2012 he won Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. Also he won ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year twice in 2011 and 2013.
He was named Wisden Leading Men's Cricketer in the World for both 2011 and 2014.
As of July 2025, Sangakkara is one of only 15 players to have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket, and has the highest average of those who have achieved this feat.
Since retirement, he has worked as a commentator for Sky Sports and served as President of the MCC from October 2019 to September 2021. In January 2021, Sangakkara also became the coach of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League from 2021-2024.He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in June 2021, the second Sri Lankan player to be inducted after Muttiah Muralitharan.
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Date: 27 October 1977
By JOHN DARNTON Special to The New York Times
John Special
comment on S Africa's use of banning; por of Winnie Mandela (L)
Date: 27 October 1977
By PAUL HOFMANN Special to The New York Times
Paul Special
Former Defense Min Franz Josef Strauss scores recent news disclosures on commando raid; maintains accounts by officials and news orgns of how 86 hostages were freed gave important lessons to terrorists; criticism touches off countrywide debate on secrecy in fight against terrorism; Govt postpones publication of 200-page rept on hijacking and other acts of terrorism; rept outlined (M)
Date: 27 October 1977
Sen Judiciary Com votes to decriminalize possession of up to 1 oz of marijuana but provide for civil fine of $100; possession of larger amts would remain criminal offense, but maximum penalty would be reduced to $500 and 30 days; Sen Birch Bayh says proposal has symbolic value and would serve as signal to states; Sen Orrin G Hatch comments (S)
Date: 27 October 1977
Date: 27 October 1977
Date: 28 October 1977
Special to The New York Times
Date: 28 October 1977
Date: 28 October 1977
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