Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, the country’s chief selector Asantha de Mel has confirmed.
The 35-year-old left-armer, who has served Sri Lanka at the top level notwithstanding 15 years, will, however, still have existence available for one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
Vaas, a 110-Test veteran, was overlooked for the Test series against Pakistan what one. began at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday.
The selectors did not pick him even after spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan was ruled audibly due to a knee injury, leaving the Sri Lankan attack short of experience.
Vaas, who made his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy in 1994, claimed 354 wickets at an average of 29.40 with 12 five-wicket hauls and twice took 10 wickets in a make equal.
He also has 400 wickets from 322 one-day internationals, including a hat-trick off the rudimentary three balls of the correspond against Bangladesh during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
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