Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has stepped down from his post as one-day and Twenty20 skipper with immediate effect.
The gifted wicketkeeper-batsman has announced his surprise decision just three days after guiding Sri Lanka to the final of the 2011 World Cup.
Sangakkara, 33, has told the national selectors that he will quit as one-day and Twenty20 captain, but has offered to continue as Test captain on an interim basis if required.
"After careful consideration I have concluded that it is in the best long-term interests of the team that I step down now as national captain so that a new leader can be properly groomed for the 2015 World Cup," Sangakkara wrote to Sri Lanka Cricket.
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