Sri Lanka's batting great Kumar Sangakkara on Saturday ended speculation about his future, saying he will retire during the home series against India in August.
Sri Lanka's batting great Kumar Sangakkara on Saturday ended speculation about his future, saying he will retire during the home series against India in August.
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JULY 2000: Kumar Sangakkara's Test debut came against South Africa in Galle.
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AUGUST 2001: The Matale left-hander recorded his first Test century against India at Kandy.
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MARCH 2002: He scored his first double century in the Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan.
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APRIL 2003: Kumar continued to showcase his extraordinary talents, scoring a first ODI century against Pakistan.
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AUGUST 2004: Registered a second Test double century against South Africa at Galle.
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JULY 2005: He was selected to the ICC World XI ODI side for the first time.
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JULY 2006: Mahela Jayawardene and Sangakkara's 624-run partnership is the highest in the history of first-class cricket.
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NOVEMBER 2006: He was selected for the World Test Team of the year after a number of outstanding displays.
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JULY 2007: Against Bangladesh, he became the fifth man in Test history to score back-to-back double centuries.
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NOVEMBER 2007: He replaced Ricky Ponting at the top of ICC's rankings for Test batsmen.
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JUNE 2012: In the Test series against Pakistan, Sangakkara was named the man of the series.
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SEPTEMBER 2012: The star batsman poses with the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year and ICC Cricketer of the Year awards.
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MARCH 2014: Sangakkara played a key role as Sri Lanka secured the World Twenty20 title.
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JANUARY 2015: Sangakkara became Sri Lanka's highest ever ODI run scorer (13975) and broke the record for wicketkeeping dismissals in the same match.
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MARCH 2015: He announced his retirement from ODIs after a glittering 15-year career.
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JUNE 2015: The Sri Lankan great will retire from Test cricket during the home series against India in August.
