WATCH: Mahela Jayawardene's beautiful message to his great friend Kumar Sangakkara

New Delhi: Former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Monday recorded a beautiful video message for the retiring Kumar Sangakkara.

The Sri Lankan cricket stalwarts have shared a great friendship through the years and their association extends well beyond the pitch.

The short video clip was uploaded by the International Cricket Council through their official account on social micro-blogging site Twitter.

WATCH: @MahelaJay send a beautiful message to his great friend @KumarSanga2 upon his retirement #ThankYouSanga https://t.co/nM6XWS3P4u — ICC (@ICC) August 24, 2015

The left-hander retired at Colombo after the 2nd Test against India.

With 12,400 Test runs, 14,234 ODI runs and 1,382 T20I runs, Sangakkara's career numbers rank among the best in the game's long history.