1 CD: 34 minutes 41 seconds

1 CD, Kuma Sangakkara, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 8 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:25] Introduction by David Rayvern Allen. Track 2: [0:00-1:46] Sangakkara talks about being the youngest child in his family and having a lot of fun growing with his extended family, [1:47-2:37] Sangakkara talks about making the right choice in choosing cricket as his career instead of badminton and tennis, [2:38-5:22] Sangakkara talks about watching tennis and the difference between playing individual and team sports. Track 3: [0:00-1:45] Sangakkara talks about being taught the spirit of cricket at Trinity College and writing an article on an old teacher, [1:46-2:59] Sangakkara talks about how the old charm of cricket is being lost to commercialism, [3:00-4:59] Sangakkara talks about getting into wicket-keeping by accident and how his form improved after stopping keeping for Sri Lanka. Track 4: [0:00-1:16] Sangakkara talks about the concentration and pressure as a batsman and wicket-keeper, [1:17-3:54] Sangakkara talks about how he bats for a long innings. Track 5: [0:00-3:06] Sangakkara talks about batting in different countries and the ability to go on make big scores referring to Michael Hussey, Ian Bell and himself, [3:07-5:04] Sangakkara talks about following a method and process to constantly get big scores mentioning Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting. Track 6: [0:00-2:42] Sangakkara talks about Sachin Tendulkar's recent form for getting out in the 90's and batting records, [2:43-5:32] Sangakkara talks about the possibility of captaining Sri Lanka. Track 7: [0:00-1:07] Sangakkara talks about his relationship with Mahela Jayawardne, [1:08-3:20] Sangakkara talks about Test schedules and cricketers getting worn out and injured, [3:21-5:41] Sangakkara talks about the importance of families and how they help being on tour. Track 8: [0:00-1:47] Sangakkara talks about not following his father into the legal profession and how cricket won't always be the centre of his life, [1:48-3:49] Sangakkara talks about being able to have a private life in Sri Lanka. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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