Calcutta/ Colombo: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is still in talks with selectors to discuss his retirement from Test cricket, captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday.

Mathews, speaking to reporters ahead of the second Test against Pakistan at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on Thursday, said the team's senior pro had still not made up his mind.

"Kumar has still to confirm his retirement plans," the Sri Lankan captain said. "He was supposed to meet the press over the last few days, but he has not done that yet. I know he is still talking to the selectors."

[ The Telegraph had reported on Monday that the modern-day great may tweak retirement date.]

Sangakkara is the leading current Test batsmen. His 12,271 runs and 38 centuries far exceed second-placed Alastair Cook of England, who has 9,000 runs and 27 hundreds.

The 131-Test veteran is unlikely to catch up with record-holder Sachin Tendulkar's Test tally of 15,921 runs and 51 hundreds, but his 11 scores of 200-plus are just one short of Sir Don Bradman's record of 12.

In the first Test against Pakistan in Galle, Sangakkara hit a 50 in the first innings - his 52nd half-century - and 18 in the second when Sri Lanka were shot out for 206.

Mathews denied that Sangakkara had delayed the announcement because of Sri Lanka's stunning 10-wicket defeat in Galle, which put Pakistan ahead in the three-match series.

"He had been speaking with the selectors even before the series began," Mathews said, adding the uncertainty had not affected the team morale."

"I think Kumar has earned the right to decide when he should go." said Mathews. "He has served Sri Lanka well over the years and he will obviously be missed when he goes."