Sri Lanka Bowling All-Rounder Wanindu Hasaranga Retires From Test Cricket

Sri Lankan bowling all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga Retires from Test cricket to pursue his limited-overs playing career.

Made his Test debut against South Africa:-

The 26-year-old Hasaranga made his Test debut against South Africa in December 2020 and has played only four Tests since then.

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His last Test was against Bangladesh at home in April 2021, more than two years ago.

Hasaranga informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) of his decision to retire on Tuesday, August 15, and the board accepted it.

CEO Mr. Ashley De Silva said:-

Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Mr. Ashley de Silva said, “We will accept his decision and we are confident that Hasaranga will be an important part of our white-ball programme.”

Hasaranga has been Sri Lanka’s white-ball specialist since his ODI debut in 2017 and is a vital part of their limited-overs set-up.

He took a total of 158 wickets and scored 1365 runs:-

The all-rounder has played 48 ODIs and 58 T20 Internationals for his country, taking a total of 158 wickets and scoring 1365 runs.

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Most recently, Hasaranga was instrumental in Sri Lanka’s qualifying for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. After they triumphed in the qualifiers in Zimbabwe, finishing as the tournament’s top wicket-taker with 22 wickets.