Kumar Sangakkara
has said that the 2015 World Cup could be his final ODI tournament but
he has plans to extend his Test career for a while longer. Sangakkara
has already quit T20 internationals, Sri Lanka's victorious World T20
campaign in April being his last outing in the format.
"That [2015 World Cup] might be my last assignment in that form of the
game, and looking at Test cricket, there might be another series left in
me," Sangakkara said.
"It depends on the chat I'll have with the selectors and the authorities
back home. I'll be 37 at the end of this year, and I'm fully aware that
it's fast approaching the time when either you go, or you get asked to
leave."
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With 12,500 runs from 369 games, Sangakkara is the fourth leading
run-getter in ODIs behind only Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and
Sanath Jayasuriya, while his 11,151 runs from 122 matches put him ninth
on the list in Tests in an international career that has spanned 14
years.
He has also been involved in two World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011 and
three World T20 finals in 2009, 2012 and 2014, playing a key role in the
latest one with a match-winning, unbeaten fifty as Sri Lanka finally
broke their run of losing at the last stage of a world event.
Despite admitting that the end was near, Sangakkara said he still
derived pleasure from stepping onto the field for his nation. "I still
enjoy playing, and wearing the Sri Lankan shirt. There's still a huge
enjoyment factor that comes with playing. As players, we're been very,
very lucky. It's a high-paid job that allows you to travel the world and
earn a living playing outdoors. I can't really complain."
Sangakkara is currently in England and will play two
County Championship matches for Durham, against Yorkshire and Sussex,
in preparation for Sri Lanka's tour later this month to acclimatise to
early English summer conditions and the Duke ball.
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