COLOMBO – Legendary batsman decided to retire from all forms of cricket after the test series against India Thenewstribe.com reported.
Sri Lankan star announced the retirement from One Day International after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and now he decided to retire from all forms of cricket.
He informed his board about his retirement and he will not play two test matches against Pakistan. Test match series against Pakistan will be his last home series.
Sri Lankan board want him in all test matches against Pakistan but he refused to play all matches.
With 12,203 Test runs, 38 Test hundreds and an average of 58.66, Sangakkara will retire as Sri Lanka’s most successful Test batsman, and will likely stay fifth on the overall run-tally. Having hit a double ton in January this year, he is also only one short of Donald Bradman’s record double century count of 12.
Sangakkara was the fastest batsman to 8000, 9000, 10,000 (joint fastest with Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara), 11,000 and 12,000 Test runs, in terms of innings played, and presently the top-ranked Test batsman in the world.
The latest unconfirmed schedule for the India series has Sangakkara’s farewell match beginning on August 18. He is expected to play for Surrey in between the second Pakistan Test and the first game against India.
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