Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper batter Kumar Sangakkara is one of the popular figures in the world of cricket. During his playing days, he was one of the mainstays for his team and often bailed his team out of the trouble with his batting, leadership skills and keeping.

Having scored over 28,000 runs across formats, he was regarded as one of the best batters to have played the game and along with the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya and Lasith Malinga took Sri Lanka cricket to great heights. 

Sangakkara, who was part of the expert panel of Sky Sports for the three-match Test series between England and New Zealand along with Naseer Hussain, turned back the time and left many amazed with his strokeplay. 

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The southpaw was asked by Hussain to bat against a bowling machine at the same length at which Trent Boult extracted swing in the Test series. At first, Sangakkara played defensive punches. 

When Hussain asked to add some more pace and swing behind the ball, Sangakkara played his trademark cover drives that impressed many. The video was shared by IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals on their Instagram account with the caption: “It is 2022 and Kumar Sangakkara is still acing the cover drive,”

Here’s the video: 

Fans were impressed with the left-hander’s strokeplay and here’s how they reacted: