Sri Lanka’s star batsman Kumar Sangakkara says he will retire from international cricket during the home series against India in August.
The 37-year-old left-hander said Saturday he will retire after the second of the three test matches in the series.
Sangakkara said he had originally decided to quit international cricket after the World Cup earlier this year but agreed to prolong his career at the request of the selectors.
Already retired from limited-over internationals, Sangakkara is playing in his 132nd test match and has scored 12,271 runs at an average of 54 runs per innings.
