Sri Lanka’s star batsman Kumar Sangakkara said, on June 27, 2015, that he would retire from international cricket during the home series against India in August. — Photo: AP
The star Sri Lankan batsman announced his retirement from T20 internationals after leading his team to claim the T20 World Cup in Dhaka in 2014. Here, he is seen getting the man-of-the-match award for his knock against India in the finals. — Photo: AP
In 2012, Kumar Sangakkara won three awards, including the prestigious Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year at the annual ICC awards ceremony in Colombo. He also won the People's Choice prize, an honour he had received in 2011 as well. — Photo: AP
After 133 Tests, Sangakkara has scored 12,305 runs at an average of 58.31, 38 centuries and 52 half-centuries with a top score of 319. — Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara holds the unique record of being the first player to score 150+ runs in four consecutive Test matches. — Photo: AP
The former Sri Lankan captain has been the fastest player to reach the milestones of 8,000 runs (in 152 innings), 9,000 runs (172 innings), 11,000 runs (208 innings) and 12,000 runs (224 innings). — Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara has played 404 ODIs at a healthy average of 41.98. In ODIs, he has scored 14,234 runs with 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries. In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Sangakkara scored four centuries in a row. — Photo: AP
Against India, Sangakkara has played 76 Test matches, scoring 2,706 runs at an average of 39.79, with 6 centuries and 18 half-centuries and a highest score of 138 not-out. — Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have the most successful third-wicket partnership in world cricket so far with 5,890 runs. The veteran pair shared a 624-run partnership against South Africa in 2006 that is yet to be broken. On that occasion, Sangakkara scored 287 runs and Jayawardene 374. — Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara has played 56 T20 Internationals scoring 1,382 runs with 8 half-centuries, a highest score of 78, an average of 31.40 and strike rate of 119.55 . — Photo: AP
Kumar Sangakkara took over the captaincy from Mahela Jayawardene in 2009. In all, he has captained in 15 Tests, won 5, lost 3 and drawn 7. In ODIs, he captained in 45 matches, won 27, lost 14 and played out a no-result on 4 occasions. In T20 Internationals, Sangakkara captained in 21 matches, winning 12 and losing 9. — Photo: AP
A month ahead of the 2011 World Cup, Kumar Sangakkara decided that he would relinquish Sri Lanka's captaincy after the tournament. His team reached the final of the tournament, which it lost to India. Throughout the tournament, Sangakkara was in prolific form with the bat, scoring 465 runs from 9 matches and was the third-highest run-scorer behind teammate Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sachin Tendulkar. — Photo: AP