Sangakkara vs Gavaskar
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Gavaskar wins: Dominance, Honours
Sangakkara wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Gavaskar leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First batter to 10,000 Test runs, against the fastest bowling of the era.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Sangakkara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 301 |
| 🇮🇳 Gavaskar | 0 | 0 | 774 | 1,460 | 3,362 | 6,272 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | SangakkaraRetired | GavaskarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 12,400 | 10,122 |
| ODI runs | 14,234 | — |
| Test centuries | 38 | 34 |
| Test average | 57.4 | 51.12 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | 1 | — |
| World T20 titles | 1 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Test matches | — | 125 |
| Double centuries | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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