Mumbai: It has been proposed to have a special postal stamp on the occasion of Kumar Sangakkara's farewell Test (August 28-Sept 1) against India at the P Sara Oval. This was revealed by Rohana Abeyaratne, the Post Master General, Sri Lanka Post.
Sangakkara has decided to play the first two of the three-Test series against India which commenced in Galle on Wednesday before he hangs his boot though he didn't last long in the first innings.
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"The proposal has been under consideration. We have forwarded the idea to the 8-member advisory board and once it gets approved, the postal-stamp, figuring Sangakkara will be released," Abeyaratne, speaking exclusively from Colombo said.
"Sri Lanka Post issued nine stamps and a special cover for cricket starting from the 1996 World Cup win. 1996 – four stamps of the World Cup win, 2007 – two stamps of the World Cup, - two stamps World Cup runners-up, - one stamp of Muttiah Muralitharan in 2014, one special cover of Mahela (Mahela Jayawardene)."
2007 World cup runners-up stamp contains the Sri Lanka team including Sangakkara. "We are planning to issue a set of 12 stamps on ‘cricket legends of Sri Lanka’ in this year depicting Test cricket captains up to Sangakkara", the Post Master General concluded.
