Lucky to have played in same era: Kohli to Sanga in heartwarming message

INDIAN TEST SKIPPER Virat Kohli has penned a heartwarming farewell message to retiring Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, saying that he felt "lucky" to have played in the same era as the legendary cricketer. 

Here's a pic of #TeamIndia skipper @imVkohli's message to @KumarSanga2 #ThankYouSanga pic.twitter.com/iMKOHKd99P

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 24, 2015

Sangakkara, considered one of the greatest batsmen to have emerged from the island nation, had declared that he would be bidding adieu to the game after the second Test against India in the ongoing three-match series. 

The stylish left-hander has ended with 12,400 runs in 134 Tests at an average of 57.40 and 14234 runs from 404 ODIs at 41.98.