Sangakkara announces retirement from first-class cricket

The 39-year-old has 20,911 runs in county cricket, out of which 1,500 came in this year’s county championship at an average of 106.

Snagakkara stands fifth in the list of all time highest run getters in Test cricket.

The former Sri Lankan captain also has more than 14,000 runs to his name in ODI’s

The wicket-keeper batsman announced his international retirement in 2015 and was an integral part of the Sri Lankan side that lost two consecutive World Cups to Australia and India in 2007 and 2011 respectively.

Legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after the end of the current season.