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Kumar Sangakkara (කුමාර් චෝක්ෂනාද සංගක්කාර)
Kumar Sangakkara (කුමාර් චෝක්ෂනාද සංගක්කාර), Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter born 1977 in Matale; 28,016 international runs, 12,400 Test runs at 57.40, 2014 T20 World Cup winner, MCC president 2019-21.
Kusal Mendis
Kusal Mendis (Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis), Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter born 1995; appointed Test captain 8 October 2026 after Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down, already white-ball captain; 75 Tests, 4,836 runs at 36.36.
Kwena Maphaka
Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka (born 2006, Johannesburg) is a South African left-arm fast bowler, youngest SA Test debutant (18y 270d), 2024 U19 World Cup leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets, and Rajasthan Royals IPL player.
Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Alex Jamieson, New Zealand 2.03 m right-arm fast-medium bowler-batter, Test debut 2020 vs India, 90 Test wickets at 20.24, player of the match in the 2021 World Test Championship final, twice sidelined by back stress fractures.
Lahore Qalandars (لاہور قلندرز)
Lahore Qalandars (لاہور قلندرز), Lahore's Pakistan Super League T20 franchise since 2016, won PSL titles in 2022, 2023, and 2025 under Shaheen Shah Afridi, and runs the Qalandars High Performance Centre.
Lakshmipathy Balaji (லட்சுமிபதி பாலாஜி)
Lakshmipathy Balaji (லட்சுமிபதி பாலாஜி), born 1981 in Chennai, Indian right-arm fast-medium swing bowler for Tamil Nadu and India; took the IPL's first hat-trick with CSK, later bowling coach for KKR and CSK and India A head coach.
Lala Amarnath (लाला अमरनाथ भरद्वाज)
Lala Amarnath (Nanik Amarnath Bhardwaj, 1911-2000), Indian cricketer, first Indian to score a Test century (118 on debut, 1933) and first Test captain of independent India, later chairman of selectors.
Lalit Modi
Lalit Kumar Modi (ललित मोदी), Indian businessman, founder and first chairman of the IPL; suspended and banned for life by the BCCI in 2010; cleared of FEMA penalties by SAFEMA tribunal in July 2026.
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club, founded 12 January 1864 and based at Old Trafford, is a first-class English county club; multiple County Championship titles, record one-day honours, and a professional women's Tier 1 double-winning team.
Lance Cairns
Lance Cairns (Bernard Lance Cairns, born 1949, Picton), New Zealand swing bowler and lower-order hitter, 43 Tests and 78 ODIs 1974-1985; famous for six sixes with his bat Excalibur at the MCG in 1983; father of Chris Cairns.
Lance Klusener
Lance Klusener, nicknamed Zulu, South African all-rounder (born 1971, Durban); 1999 World Cup Player of the Tournament with 281 runs at 140.5 and 17 wickets; later Afghanistan head coach 2019-2021.
Lasith Malinga (සෙපරමාදු ලසිත මාලිංග)
Separamadu Lasith Malinga (සෙපරමාදු ලසිත මාලිංග), Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler born 1983 in Galle; 546 international wickets, first ODI four-wickets-in-four-balls (2007 World Cup), 2014 T20 World Cup-winning captain, retired 2021.
Laurie Evans (cricketer)
Laurie Evans (Laurie John Evans, born 1987, Lambeth, London) is an English right-handed T20 batsman for Surrey, formerly Warwickshire and Sussex, and franchises including Perth Scorchers; never capped by England.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (born 2006, Potchefstroom) is a South African left-handed wicketkeeper-batter. Youngest SA Test centurion (153 on debut, 2025); SA20 2025 top scorer; maiden T20I century 101 off 53 balls in 2026.
Liam Livingstone
Liam Livingstone is an English cricketer and all-rounder, born in 1993 in Barrow-Furness, Cumbria; he is known for winning the 2022 T20 World Cup with his team.
Lisa Sthalekar
Lisa Carprini Sthalekar (born 1979, Pune) is an Australian former cricketer, ICC Hall of Fame all-rounder, four-time World Cup winner, first woman to 1,000 runs and 100 ODI wickets, later a commentator and FICA pioneer.
List of Australia national cricket captains
List of Australia national cricket captains: 47 men's Test captains from Dave Gregory (1877) to Pat Cummins (2021), plus ODI, T20I, and women's captains; records held by Border (93 Tests), Ponting (48 wins), and Waugh (71.93%).
List of cricketers who have played for two international teams
The list of cricketers who have played for two international teams, also covering Test players for two countries, includes Billy Midwinter, Eoin Morgan, and Kepler Wessels.
List of England cricket captains
The list of England cricket captains covers the captains of England's men's and women's teams in every format since James Lillywhite in 1876–77, from amateur Victorians to professionals appointed by the ECB.
List of India national cricket coaches
List of India national cricket coaches: head coaches of the Indian men's team from Keki Tarapore (1971) and Bishan Bedi (1990) through Wright, Chappell, Kirsten, Fletcher, Kumble, Shastri, Dravid, and current coach Gautam Gambhir (since July 2024).
List of International Cricket Council members
ICC members are the national and regional cricket boards of the International Cricket Council: 12 Full Members with Test status and 94 to 99 Associate Members, 111 countries total after Mauritius joined in 2026.
List of International cricket families
The list of International cricket families covers families with two or more international cricketers, including the Chappells, Ranatungas, and Pollocks, plus father-son duos and relatives who played for different countries.
List of nicknames used in cricket
Nicknames in cricket: informal names for international players, teams, umpires, and commentators, from Murali and Punter to The Wall and Black Bradman, classified as geographical, physical, performance-based, interpersonal, or fan-generated.
Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson (Lachlan Hammond Ferguson, born 1991, Auckland) is a New Zealand right-arm fast bowler, an express-pace white-ball specialist; 2019 World Cup second-highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets, fastest delivery 157.3 km/h, T20I 76 wickets at 17.82.
Lucknow Super Giants (लखनऊ सुपर जायंट्स)
Lucknow Super Giants (लखनऊ सुपर जायंट्स, LSG), IPL franchise from Lucknow owned by RPSG Group, bought for ₹7,090 crore in 2021; playoffs 2022-2023, then declining seasons, last place in 2026, home ground Ekana Stadium.
Madan Lal
Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma, born 1951 in Amritsar, Indian medium-pace all-rounder 1974-1987; 39 Tests, 67 ODIs; took 17 wickets including 3/31 in India's 1983 World Cup final win; later India coach and analyst.
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene (Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene), Sri Lankan batter born 1977 in Colombo; 149 Tests, 11,814 runs, record 374 and 624 stand with Sangakkara; 2014 T20 World Cup winner; ICC Hall of Fame 2021; Mumbai Indians head coach.
Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah Riyad (মাহমুদউল্লাহ রিয়াদ), born 1986, Mymensingh, Bangladeshi batting all-rounder; first Bangladeshi World Cup centurion (2015); retired from all international cricket 12 March 2025 after 239 ODIs, 5,689 runs, 82 wickets.
Makhaya Ntini
Makhaya Ntini (Mdingi Express), born 1977, first Black African Test cricketer for South Africa; 390 Test wickets in 101 Tests at 28.82, 266 ODI wickets, 10/220 at Lord's 2003, 13/132 record match figures.
Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Marshall (1958-1999), Barbadian West Indies fast bowler, took 376 Test wickets at 20.94 in 81 Tests, starred for Hampshire, coached West Indies, died of colon cancer aged 41.