Former Sri Lanka captain and opening batter Dimuth Karunaratne has introduced his worldwide retirement amid their Take a look at sequence towards Australia.
The left-handed batter has introduced hanging his boots following the second Take a look at in Galle, which may even be his one hundredth Take a look at.
“After the primary Take a look at towards Australia ended, I advised SLC [Sri Lanka Cricket] that the subsequent Take a look at could be my final. It was the fitting time to go, contemplating there are three or 4 youthful gamers who may are available for the subsequent WTC cycle,” he stated in an interview with a cricket web site.
Dimuth Karunaratne maintained that the ultimate recreation in Galle is particular for him provided that he made his debut on the venue.
Along with his closing Take a look at, he’ll be a part of Sri Lanka greats resembling Sanath Jayasuriya, Muthiah Muralidaran, Chaminda Vaas, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews to have performed 100 Assessments.
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“Taking part in 100 Assessments is a troublesome factor to perform, particularly while you’re a gap batter and also you’re doing the soiled work for the workforce,” the previous Sri Lanka captain stated.
The left-handed batter expressed regrets over the missed probabilities to seem in a World Take a look at Championship Closing.
“I’d even have cherished to make it to a World Take a look at Championship closing and expertise that feeling of being in a closing. We had been shut twice, nevertheless it by no means occurred,” Dimuth Karunaratne stated.
Following his debut in Galle in 2012, the left-handed batter went on to grow to be a prolific opening batter for his aspect, amassing 7,172 runs throughout 99 Take a look at matches, together with 16 centuries.
The previous Sri Lanka captain is among the many batter who’ve scored a duck and 100 in the identical Take a look at match.
Dimuth Karunaratne captain Sri Lanka in 30 exams from 2019 till 2024 and was nominated for the ICC Take a look at Participant of the Yr Award in 2021.