"I think I only faced a few overs of Wasim Akram but that was pretty tough. Zaheer Khan was tough to face," the former Sri Lankan captain said.
The wicketkeeper-batsman, however added in a lighter vein that some of his teammates in the Deccan Chargers had managed to get him out unjustly.
"Darren Lehman (coach of Chargers) got me caught out when the ball hit my front pad, but he still says I was out...(Dale) Steyn has got me out a couple of times once unluckily of a no-ball," said Sangakkara during an event organised by the Deccan Chargers team sponsor Emirates Airline.
A couple of players and the coach from the Hyderabad franchise were here to interact with and impart coaching tips to kids from a city school to promote development of the sport at the grassroot level.
Meanwhile, Australian Cameron White, whose quickfire 78 helped the Chargers register their first win in the Indian Premier League when they defeated Pune Warriors, said the best way to negotiate the yorkers is to get back to the fundamentals of watching the ball.