Sangakkara set to quit captaincy

Kumar Sangakkara is set to step down as Sri Lanka captain following his team's defeat to India in the final of the just-concluded World Cup.

According to sources here, Sangakkara has expressed his desire to relinquish the post to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), though he is willing to play for another 2-3 years.

The player is expected to make an official statement later in the day.

There are also speculations that the 33-year-old left-handed batsman would retire from One-day Internationals and Twenty20 format.

Sources claimed that Sangakkara will leave his post at the end of Sri Lanka's tour of England, which ends with the third and final One-day International in Lord's on July 3.

Sri Lanka are due to start their first of the three-match Test series against England in Cardiff on May 26.