Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga retires from Test cricket to prolong white-ball career

Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga announced his retirement from Test cricket on Tuesday, August 15. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board accepted his decision to retire from the longest format of the game at the age of 26.

Wanindu Hasaranga’s decision comes at a time when he is at the peak of his prowess in white-ball cricket. Sri Lanka Cricket, in a release, said Hasaranga took the decision to retire from Test cricket to prolong his career in white-ball cricket.

Hasaranga played 4 Test matches for Sri Lanka after making his debut in December 2020. He last played a Test for Sri Lanka in August 2021. The leg-spinner has not been a regular part of Sri Lanka’s Test plans in the recent past.

“We will accept his decision and are confident that Hasaranga will be a vital part of our white-ball program going forward,” Ashley De Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.

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