The 39-year-old – fifth in the list of all-time test run scorers averaging more than 57 runs in 134 tests, making 11 double centuries – is still in prime form having scored two centuries for Surrey in their match with Middlesex which finished on Monday.
However, Sangakkara – also one of the all-time great limited overs batsmen and a member of the Sri Lanka side that reached both the 2007 and 2011 World Cup finals (losing to Australia and India respectively) – said he could sense the time was right to retire.
