Top 10 Cricketers who have played 500 or more international matches

3. Kumar Sangakkara

Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper batter Kumara Sangakkara was known for his batting and wicketkeeping brilliance. In his 15-year international career, he played 594 games and became the second-leading run-scorer in world cricket, notching up 28016 runs in 666 innings. In Tests, he is the most successful batter with 12400 runs in 233 innings of 134 Tests.

With these batting figures, he is also the sixth-highest run-scorer in cricket’s oldest format. In 2014, he hit 319 runs against Bangladesh in Chattogram and became the third Sri Lanka player to notch up a triple century. The stylish left-handed Sri Lanka stalwart delivered exceptional services to his team in One-Day as well. Scoring 14234 runs in 404 ODIs at a strike rate of 78.86, he is the second-highest run-getter in the longest form of white-ball cricket.

Behind the wickets, Sangakkara performed 482 dismissals and became the best wicketkeeper in ODIs. In 2009, he was appointed the skipper of Sri Lanka for all three formats. Under his captaincy, the 1996 World Cup champions ended up as runners-up in the 2009 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup. In T20Is, Sangakkara scored 1382 runs in 56 T20Is at a strike rate of 119.55. The Sri Lanka legend was also a part of Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 World Cup-winning side.