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KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs of his test career when he was on 12  in Sri Lanka’s second innings at the end of the second day's play in the third test between Sri Lanka and India at Sara Oval. He became the 21^st batsman in the world to reach the milestone. He is the second Sri Lankan batsman to achieve the feat after DPMD Jayawardene.

KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs in his 152^nd innings. He reached the milestone in least number of innings amongst the batsman who have reached 8000 runs. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar who had reached the milestone in 154 innings.

KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs in his 91^st test. He now shares the record with GS Sobers of West Indies who had also reached 8000 in 91 tests. {Sobers ended his test career with 8039 runs from 91 tests}. Both these two batsmen have reached 8000 runs in least number of tests

KC Sangakkara stands second in the list of batsmen who have taken least number of days to reach 8000 runs – R Dravid {9 years and 173 days}, KC Sangakkara {10 years and 16 days} and RT Ponting {10 years and 25 days}. KC Sangakkara improved upon RT Ponting’s record by nine days.

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Sri Lanka and India scored 642 for 4d and 707 respectively in the second test at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 providing the fourth occasion of rival teams scoring 600 plus runs in their first innings in the annals of test cricket. The other three occasions are – Australia {656 for 8d} and England {611} at Manchester in Jul 1964, Sri Lanka {644 for 7d} and Pakistan {765 for 6d} at Karachi in Feb 2009 and England {600 for 6d} and West Indies {749 for 9d} at Bridgetown in Feb 2009. It is interesting to note that in three of the above four occasions, the team which has batted second has surpassed the total posted by the team which has batted first

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The second test between Sri Lanka and India at Col-SSC  in Jul 2010 would go down as unique in the annals of test cricket as it contained five batsmen who have scored five or more double hundreds – KC Sangakkara {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}

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Imran Khan of Pakistan, SM Pollock of South Africa, AH Gray of West Indies, Shane Bond of New Zealand, Ajit Agarkar, Ashish Nehra of India and Chris Mpofu of Zimbabwe are the seven bowlers who have witnessed their six wicket haul in a losing cause in the history of one day internationals

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R Dravid of India is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge ten or more three figure partnerships with three batsmen. He has 18 partnerships  with SR Tendulkar, 11 partnerships with VVS Laxman and 10 partnerships with SC Ganguly. The complete list of batsmen who have ten or more three figure partnerships with two or more batsmen are furnished below

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John Edrich of England {310 not out against New Zealand at Leeds in 1961}, Hanif Mohammad of Pakistan {337 against West Indies at Barbados in 1957-58}, and Virendra Sehwag of India {307 against Pakistan at Multan in 2003-04} remain the three batsmen to register a first appearance triple hundred against the countries mentioned.

Virender  Sehwag remains the only batsman to register three double hundreds against Pakistan

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Kiran More of India holds the record for most stumping in a test match. He effected six stumpings against West Indies at Madras in 1987-88

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Rohan Kanhai of West Indies, Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan and Vinod Kambli of India are the only three batsmen to register two double hundreds as their first two hundreds in their test career

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