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Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga is one of the finest wrist spinners in the world. Hasaranga is also part of a number of T20 franchises across the world and with the rapid growth of franchise cricket – the SL spinner has decided to retire from Test cricket. He has taken this decision to prolong his limited overs career. In a letter reportedly addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket, Hasaranga cited his desire to focus on limited overs cricket and contribute his best to the national team.
Hasaranga has reportedly highlighted that he aims to prolong his career as a specialist in limited overs formats and hopes to serve the nation to the best of his abilities.
Hasaranga, 26, made his Test debut in December 2020 against South Africa, and since then has featured in only four Tests.
His last Test was against Bangladesh at home, more than two years ago in April 2021.
Hasaranga informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) of his decision to retire on Tuesday, 15 August and the board accepted it.
“We will accept his decision and are confident that Hasaranga will be a vital part of our white-ball program going forward,” said Mr. Ashley De Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket.
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.
The all-rounder has featured in 48 ODIs and 58 T20Is for his country, picking up a total of 158 wickets and scoring 1365 runs.
Recently, Hasaranga was pivotal to Sri Lanka qualifying for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 after they emerged victorious in the Qualifier at Zimbabwe, with Hasaranga finishing as the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 22 scalps.
Meanwhile, Hasaranga is running riot in the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 with his remarkable performances. Known for their sublime skills which he is using to full effect in the tournament and now will be utilising to impart cricketing knowledge though IPG Pro Tip initiative, an initiative by IPG Group, the rights holders of the league.
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