President Maithripala Sirisena offered the post of Sri Lanka's High Commissioner in the United Kingdom to retiring cricketer Kumar Sangakkara.

He made this offer at the felicitation ceremony held at P. Sara Oval Stadium a short while ago.

Sangakkara retired at the end of the Second Test against India, played out at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Hailed as one of the best cricketers ever produced by Sri Lanka, Sangakkara was pivotal in the Sri Lankan cricket team throughout his 15 year career.

Sangakkara became famous for his outspoken views following his 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Speech. In this speech, he criticized the political influences to the game of cricket in Sri Lanka.