Best all format World XI of players who retired in the past decade

#5 Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara's career spanned 15 years. He is one of the classiest batsmen of all time and would also be the Wicket keeper of this team.

The top-order batsman is only behind Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to ODI runs. He scored 14234 runs in the 404 ODIs he played at an average of 41.99 and strike rate of 78.86. The Sri Lankan great also holds the record for the most wicket-keeping dismissals in ODIs. The elegant stroke maker also produced 25 hundreds and 93 fifties with his willow.

Sanga amassed 12400 runs at a strike rate of 54.19 and mind-boggling average of 57.14 in the 134 matches he played in his splendid Test career. Sangakarra has 38 hundreds, 11 double hundreds, and 52 fifties in the longest format of cricket.

The 42-year-old led Sri Lanka to their maiden ICC World Twenty20 title in 2014 and was also awarded the man of the match in the final.

He retired from T20 internationals after the flagship tournament and played his last international test match against India in August 2015.

The Matale-born player is currently a cricket commentator and President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).