AFP, Galle :
India hope to end a 22-year wait for a Test series win in Sri Lanka when the three-match rubber marking Kumar Sangakkara’s farewell opens in Galle on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan batting great, whose 12,305 runs make him Test cricket’s leading scorer among those still playing, is due to quit international cricket after playing in the first two Tests.
Indian captain Virat Kohli said his team plans to give 37-year-old Sangakkara a fond farewell — but also make sure they do not allow the prolific left-hander to pile up big scores.
“Great man and a great cricketer, he deserves a very good farewell and we will prepare accordingly,” Kohli said of Sangakkara. “But hopefully we will also get him out cheaply.”
