Sangakkara rings Lord’s legacy at Eden Gardens

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Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who rang the two-minute bell at the Eden Gardens on Thursday, may be one of the very few cricketers who has had this honour at Lord's in London also.

"We approached Sanga to ring our bell on Thursday and he readily accepted our proposal,” Snehasish Ganguly, the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) the hosts of the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka, said.

Sanga has been one of the TV commentators in this bilateral series.

"The two-minute bell is rung before the start of a day's play during all international matches, be it Test, ODI or T\20I. We want to follow the legacy of Lord's.”

Sanga rang the bell at Lord's on the first day of the 3rd Test between England and Sri Lanka in 2016. The tradition of ringing the bell at Lord's began in 2007.

Incidentally, Sanga also became the first non-Asian president of the MCC.

"We installed this bell five to six years ago when my brother Sourav was the president of the association and this practice continues."

"Generally, we invite international cricketers for this. India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was the first bell ringer at Eden Gardens when this Lord's-type bell was installed at the iconic ground and the match was played against visiting New Zealand team,” he added.

(Bipin Dani)

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Comments - 8

warren Friday, 13 January 2023 12:45 PM

When I prayed to god last week, I saw Sangakkara ringing the bell at the Eaden Gardens!

Bell for Whom Friday, 13 January 2023 01:57 PM

Nothing impossible with Yeheli's ability to get divine intervention.

Please don’t compare a great place like Lords in London to Eden Gardens in India Friday, 13 January 2023 03:55 PM

I was at Eden Gardens in 1996 when Sri Lanka played against India for the World Cup, and we Sri Lankans are so scared of India that we don’t talk about what the Indians did to our players and the match had to be stopped and end abruptly.

Anthony. R Friday, 13 January 2023 10:31 PM

A Pride to our Nation, for the Honour to a Son of Mother Lanka , is Very Appreciable. Sanga keep the SriLanka Flag flying.

Jef Saturday, 14 January 2023 10:04 AM

Real gentleman of crickertin....world lead by example we don't find many today

Sunil Saturday, 14 January 2023 10:36 AM

What a proud moment for Sri Lanka.

LankanLover Saturday, 14 January 2023 12:23 PM

Sanka is pride of our country, What a gentleman he is. I met him once in 2008 at Sirasa TV and also sings pretty well, His favourite tamil song is " Uyire Uyire" From the movie "Bombay"

INTIQUAB Saturday, 14 January 2023 03:29 PM

Every body has the right to follow any religion, cricket has nothing to do.

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