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Jayasuriya announced his intention to retire from Test cricket following the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in April 2006. He reversed his decision soon after, however, joining the Sri Lankan cricket team in England in May 2006. Missing the first two Tests, Jayasuriya returned in the Third Test at Trent Bridge.
He announced his retirement in 2006 only to take a U-turn. He finally hung up his Test boots in Kandy in 2007, whist still proceeding to flay bowlers in colours.
Oct 25, 2023 · Jayasuriya announced his retirement from Test cricket in December 2007 and from limited-overs cricket in June 2011. He later served as chairman of the cricket selection committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, during which Sri Lanka won the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time.
- Megh Shah
- Sensational all-round abilities. Sanath Jayasuriya is the only player in the history of ODI cricket to pick up 300 wickets and score more than 10,000 runs.
- Swashbuckling batting. Much before the likes of Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and others came into the fold, Sanath Jayasuriya reimagined the way in which ODI cricket was played.
- Sanath Jayasuriya's wicket-to-wicket accurate spin bowling. In an era where spin bowlers used to rely on flight and spin to dismiss batters, Sanath Jayasuriya used to bowl faster deliveries and yorkers to much success.
After his retirement, he was appointed as the member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Matara in 2010. In January 2013, he was appointed as the chairman of selection committee by Mahindananda...
- June 30, 1969
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
- Sri Lanka
Jun 30, 2023 · His influence, however, went beyond his playing career. Post-retirement, Jayasuriya forayed into cricket administration to become the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee. He was also inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in 2019.
There was a retirement announcement in 2006, but he was back within weeks, finally walking off the Test stage 18 months later, after a typically cavalier 78 in Kandy.
