The word great is misused a lot in cricket, particularly when it comes to batsmen.
Somehow, over the years the yardstick has been that any player who averages more than 50 in Tests is a great batsman.
That may not always be true. As Kumar Sangakkara rides into the sunset, a closer examination of his career statistics should tell us the true story.
If you look at the sheer weight of his numbers, it is comparable to the greats of his era like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden.
In some parameters he even surpasses them. Let's take a look at the statistical highlights of one of the modern day batting greats.
