Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has confirmed he will retire from Test cricket this summer.

The 37-year-old, who had already quit one-day and Twenty20 cricket, will finish his international career on home soil, in the second of the three-match Test series against India in August.

Sangakkara announced his decision during the second Test against Pakistan in Colombo on Saturday.

"This is my time to call it a day," he said.

Sangakkara has scored 12,305 runs to date, making him the fifth-highest scorer in Test match history.

Sangakkara, however, reckoned that personal milestones were never influenced his retirement decision. "If that (personal milestones) is the only driving force, then it is time to say 'thank you very much'. I've prided myself in doing well individually, but I should be able to look at my teammates in the eye and say I really went out there for the country and not individual records."

The former Sri Lankan captain retired from the T20 format after guiding the island nation to the World T20 title in 2014 and earlier this year, Sangakkara scored four consecutive hundreds in the 50-over World Cup, a tournament after which he quit the limited overs format. He was requested by the board to carry on until the India series in Tests in a bid to facilitate a smooth transition to the new era of Sri Lankan cricket.

- Manohar