Sri Lankan legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara will play his last Test match of his great career starting from tomorrow at Colombo.
This will the last time the great wicket-keeper cum batman will be seen playing international cricket which he had started 15-year back.
The 37-year-old, who had originally planned to retire after the World Cup, agreed to playing on till the conclusion of the second Test of the India series following discussions with the previous selection committee.
There had been calls, from within Sri Lanka’s sporting and political establishments, for Sangakkara to extend his career by another year, but he declined those requests.
His 12,350 runs from 133 Tests with 38 centuries put him in fifth place in the all-time run-getters’ list and head and shoulders above those still playing at the top level.
Sangakkara, the most successful left-hander ever in terms of runs and centuries, also boasts the highest average of 57.71 among the 10 most prolific Test batsmen of all time.
He has compiled 200-plus scores 11 times – 10 double centuries and one triple hundred – leaving him just one short of Australian legend Don Bradman’s record of 12.
