#SangaSignsOff
The time had come and Colombo knew how to make it special. Kumar Sangakkara strode out for the final time as a batsman in Test cricket through a guard of honour and a very noisy crowd. It was a chancy innings though. He was nearly run out off the seventh ball he faced. There were two crisp fours as well. But the innings would only last 18 balls.
Memories of the man
Although the fairytale ending was foiled, Sangakkara's value and "what he was for SL cricket is something you can't take away," to quote his best friend Mahela Jayawardene. Here is what some of his other team-mates had to say
'There are two sides to Sangakkara'
Sri Lankan players and staff recall their favourite Sangakkara moments
Behind the scenes
For those curious about the man himself, Sangakkara's wife Yehali talks of how she was wooed by five-page love letters, and of family cook-outs
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Five-page letters and the Sanga steak
Yehali Sangakkara on her husband's culinary skills, his wooing techniques and the road trip plan
Rise to the top
That Sangakkara has toppled various records is common knowledge, but how does he rate among his peers? ESPNcricinfo compared his average as a Test cricketer with some of his peers as his career went on
From 21 to 1: Sangakkara's rise to the top
As Kumar Sangakkara calls curtains on an illustrious career, we take a look at one number that's improved with experience
The nemesis
That he had to go through his first Test series without aggregating 100 runs in two years was down to India offspinner R Ashwin, who took Sangakkara's wicket four out of four times