Kumar Sangakkara: Over the years Photogallery

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Sri Lanka’s legendry cricket Kumar Sangakkara will end his 15-year international cricket career after the second Test against India which starts at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on 20 August 2015.

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Kumar Sangakkara scored 12,350 runs from 133 Tests with 38 centuries which puts him in fifth place in the all-time run-getters’ list. He has compiled 200-plus scores 11 times – 10 double centuries and one triple hundred. (Getty Images)

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Kumar Sangakkara made his Test debut on 20 July 2000 against South Africa.

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As far as One day cricket is concerned, he played his first international match against Pakistan and scored 35 runs. He received his first Man of the Match award in the 2nd match of the Singer Triangular Series, 200 scoring 85 runs against South Africa. (Getty Images)

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Kumar Sangakkara scored his first Test century against India in 2001. (Getty Images)

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Kumar Sangakkara scored his first double-century against Pakistan in 2002 at the 2nd Asian Test Championship final. His outstanding performance helped his team to the Test championship. (Getty Images)

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With his outstanding performances, Kumar Sangakkara found an important place in his national team and was made vice captain in 2006. (Getty Images)

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In July 2006, Sangakkara scored 287 against South Africa and set up the world record with Mahela Jayawardene for highest partnership in Test cricket – 624 runs – in this match. (Getty Images)

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