Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Kulasekara on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, in an attempt to prolong his career in the shorter formats.
“After much thought I believe it is the right time to retire and I hope it will allow me to better prepare for ODI and T20 cricket, which I would like to continue playing for Sri Lanka subject to good performance and selection,” the 33-year-old added.
Kulasekara, who made his Test debut in April 2005, had taken 48 wickets from 21 matches, with 8 for 58 in 28.4 overs against Pakistan here being his best performance. He played his last Test in June 2014 at Lord’s, where Sri Lanka clung on to a nail-biting draw against England.
In the limited overs games, the right-arm pacer was ranked the No. 1 bowler in March 2009. He has picked 186 wickets from 173 One-Day Internationals and 56 from 50 Twenty20 Internationals.