Sangakkara turns down High Commissioner post

18 Feb, 2016

Former ?Sri Lanka cricket captain?Kumar Sangakkara has turned down an invitation to be the Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

President Maithripala Sirisena had made the offer to?Sangakkara when he retired from all forms of cricket last year.

Sangakkara had been taken by surprise when the offer was made and wanted time to think about it.

He has now said that he is unable to accept the post owing to other commitments. (Colombo Gazette)

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