A hugely proud Kumar Sangakkara hopes Sri Lanka will celebrate his 100th Test appearance with a series-levelling victory over Australia in the final match in Colombo from Friday. "It's a great honour to have represented my country for a period of time, and also a great honour to play 100 Test matches," Sangakkara told reporters ahead of his landmark match at the Sinhalese Sports Club."It's not often that a player gets that chance and I'm very, very proud and also very privileged to be given the chance to represent my country and my people for so long.”But the important thing is to contribute as much as I can to the side winning games. It's nice to participate, but you want to say to your team-mates and others that we are winners. "That is what everyone wants, go out there and win matches. It's what the whole team is chasing at the moment, to try to win and be the best."
The elegant left-hander has provided substance and builds to Sri Lanka's batting. His 8,572 runs in 99 Tests at an average of 55.66 with 25 hundreds are second in his country's all-time list, behind Jayawardene's 9,801 runs from 121 matches. Sangakkara said his goal was to compile 10,000 Test runs and score 30 centuries before he hung up his boots, but retirement is still far from his mind.
Other team mates reaches 100th test are:
| Player Name | No of Test Matches Played |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 132 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 121 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 111 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 110 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 99 |
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