Sangakkara to retire after India Test series in August

Sydney, March 8: Ace batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said he will retire from Test cricket "by the end of August" when Sri Lanka hosts India in a three-match series. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper has already announced retirement from One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty-20 cricket. He quit the shortest format after winning the World T20 2014. He will quit ODI cricket post the ongoing World Cup. "There are Test matches in June and July, and I will be done by the end of August. A series or two in June and in August, and that's it," left-handed Sangakkara was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. In 130 Tests, Sangakkara has 12,203 runs, which makes him the fifth highest scorer. Only Sachin Tendulkar (15,921), Ricky Ponting (13,378), Jacques Kallis (13,289) and Rahul Dravid (13,288) are above him in the elite list. Sangakkara has also scored 38 centuries and 51 half-centuries.