Honouring Asian excellence, The Asian Awards 2015 bestowed Sri Lanka’s cricketing icon Kumar Sangakkara with an award for outstanding contribution to Sport.
The 5th edition of the Asian Awards was held in London at the Grosvenor House Hotel last night.
Sangakkara an upstanding figure for cricket in Asia has made it a habit of sweeping the boards of all and any awards around the place and this will add to his long list of trophies and achievements.
Recognizing high achievements of Asians, this year the charity will be in support of the British Asian Trust – Prince Charles’ charity
Kumar Sngakkara (L) poses with Gary Lineker (R)
The mega-star is the second Sri Lankan to win the award after Muttiah Muralitharan who won it in 2011.
The Asian Awards were born out of a simple vision; to create an event which would honour only the very highest levels of achievement from within the worldwide Asian community; to create one of the most important events of its kind ever to be staged.
A pioneering, unique and prestigious event, The Asian Awards is the only event that pays tribute to Asian success across all walks of life; emphasising inspiring achievements and highlighting inspirational role models in the fields of business, sport, entertainment, philanthropy and popular arts and culture.
