Sri Lankan cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara thanked his fans following his dismissal in his last Test cricket innings, which marked the end of a 15 year international career.

"Thank you for all the love. Been my privilege to play for my country and in front of all the fans" Sangakkara Tweeted a short while ago.

His last Test innings was a disappointement as he scored only 18 runs with the help of three boundaries. However, it does not diminish the significance of his career, which saw his score more than 12,000 Test runs with eleven double centuries.

He was a consistence performer in all forms of cricket, especially the longer version. His friend Mahela Jayawardene recently said that Sangakkara was the best batsman produced by Sri Lanka ever.