Sanga to retire from all forms of cricket????????

[viriya]

http://www.dailymirror.lk/57013/sanga-to-announce-retirement?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium

i don't even..

Why is he not playing tests... goddammit

 

[duffer]

Should wait till after the World Cup imo.

 

[viriya]

Yea I just panicked but looks like he's going to retire after the WC.. but this means the 2 tests in NZ next month will be his last tests.. at least enough time to be fastest to 12000 runs I guess. But so much for that 60 retiring average..

 

[Burgey]

Getting out before the hapless SL outfit next tour Australia for a test series....

Nah, he's a gun. Will be missed massively. Wonderful player.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not too surprising I guess after he waved his bat in that Colombo test. If he'd had his way, he'd have gone for a farewell at home, but they don't have a home test for ages now. Maybe the SLCB can call West Indies for two tests just before the NZ series and he'll retire there.

 

[Maximas]

Getting out before the hapless SL outfit next tour Australia for a test series....

Sadly I don't think we get another crack at youse for ages now, he'd have to do a Misbah to make it that long.

Will leave a massive hole that we are no closer to filling now than we were 2 years ago, has to go sometime though, hope he makes the right call by him and he stands by it

 

[Jono]

No Lara, KP and now Sanga?

GTFO

 

[viriya]

There might still be hope...

Sri Lanka Cricket News: Kumar Sangakkara asked to delay Test retirement | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[ImpatientLime]

still, think of that sweet upcoming playdude spread now that his cricket career is done

 

[cnerd123]

After all the issues Sanga has had with the SLCB, I think it's impressive he has stayed on this long.

One final crack at the WC, then retirement makes sense.

 

[fredfertang]

He's just rattling his sabre while he's in a good bargaining position - he'll be around for a while yet

 

[Jono]

There might still be hope...

Sri Lanka Cricket News: Kumar Sangakkara asked to delay Test retirement | ESPN Cricinfo

"Hi Kumar. We haven't paid you for a while and treat you like ****, but can you please keep playing?"

 

[dogwalker]

There are certainly a lot of question marks concerning this decision.

 

[viriya]

Interview with CNN talk asia.. featuring Mathews acting as Attapattu

(Video) Kumar Sangakkara's interview on CNN Talk Asia | Sri Lanka | Cricket

 

[3703]

I'd love to see Arj Barker stay on for tests, but it's entirely a personal call. God he's a magnificent player though. I love him. He'll be sorely, sorely missed.

 

[marc71178]

But so much for that 60 retiring average.

I said it was never going to happen.

 

[viriya]

You tell him Aravinda...
The Island

Asking him to go for Sachin's run record is a bit much though.. very unlikely to happen with the # of tests SL plays a year - more likely that he gets to #2 and closer to a 60 avg and calls it a day..