LONDON: Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara will deliver the 11th MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on July 4.
The former Sri Lanka captain will be the first person from his country to give the annual lecture and the first current international player to make the address.
The 33-year-old will also take over from former Australia wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist as the youngest man to deliver the MCC SoC Cowdrey Lecture.
Sangakkara will speak at the Nursery Pavilion at Lord's, the day after playing against England in the third NatWest One Day International.
Sri Lanka will also play England at Lord's in an npower Test match -- the second in their series against England -- starting on June 3.