Video : Sanga on retiring

Cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara who is set to retire from the sport in the middle of the India-Sri Lanka series which starts from Wednesday, explained the logic behind his decision to retire after the first two Tests of the 3-match series – a part of a deal he had made with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board after the World Cup. "The reason for the two and two split, even though it is not ideal, was the agreement I had with the previous selection committee when I was discussing my future," Sangakkara explained during a pre match media briefing. "I had plans to retire immediately after the World Cup, but they wanted me to try and play a bit more Test cricket. Four Tests was all I could offer them and they were okay with that." The highest run-getter in Test cricket among current batsmen, and fifth highest in the all-time list headed by India's Sachin Tendulkar, Sangakkara said that he had taken the decision to retire because he felt like a ‘dinosaur’ in dressing rooms, with everyone else around him a decade younger. Saying that the 37-year-old Rangana Herath in the Sri Lankan team and Surrey team-mate Gareth Batty, also 37, were the only ones who matched him in age, Sangakkara indicated that he felt out of place among the younger players. "The rest are mostly 26," he said. "I feel like a dinosaur in their company. It convinced me this was the right time to go." Watch the  video of the briefing here