Legend Kumar Sangakkara receives Guard of Honour in his last Test in Colombo

A career that only inspires, Kumar Sangakkara has inspired many, not only in Sri Lanka but also cricketers all across the globe to take up the game.

A career that only inspires, Kumar Sangakkara has inspired many, not only in Sri Lanka but also cricketers all across the globe to take up the game.

Here, Sangakkara walks through an ‘archway of cricket bats’ as he takes to the field during the opening day of their second Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium.

Earlier, Sri Lanka had won the first Test which went down to the wire at Galle. The Lankans will be hoping to give their biggest legends a victorious see-off. The epic moment has been captured by Lakruwan Wanniarachchi, a stringer with Getty Images.

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