Sri Lanka 's Kumar Sangakkara should reconsider his decision to retire from limited overs cricket and continue for another year , the country 's sports minister said on Wednesday . Sangakkara bid farewell to the one-day game on March 18 , disappointed with a World Cup quarter-final defeat and saying that he was happy Sri Lanka were in a better place than when he came into the side in 2000 . 'At this moment as the sports minister , I humbly request Kumar Sangakkara to render his service to the country for another one year period , ' Navin Dissanayake told reporters after appointing a new interim body to run the sport headed by former test cricketer Sidath Wettimuny . Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot during Sri Lanka 's quarter final defeat at the World Cup . Sangakkara scored four successive centuries before bowing out of the Cricket World Cup . ' I spoke to him when I was in New Zealand . He was very disappointed about what was happening here . But now I think he might change his mind if Sidath talks to him . ' Sangakkara , the elegant lefthander scored 45 runs against South Africa to take his last World Cup tournament tally to 541 , including a record four successive centuries . The 37-year-old , who will continue playing Tests , has accumulated 14,234 one-day runs -- second only to Indian great Sachin Tendulkar -- and the greatest number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper . Sangakkara will play for English county side Surrey this season . The 37-year-old waves to the crowd after losing to South Africa in Sydney . Sri Lanka sports minister Navin Dissanayake has asked the batsman to reconsider his decision .
Kumar ##ai retired from one - day cricket after the World Cup . sur Lanka were defeated in the semi finals by South Africa . Sports coach Navin Dissanayake has asked the cricket team to play on for another year .