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- Sri Lanka lost to Australia in the 2003 ODI World Cup semi-finals, and Jayasuriya would relinquish his captaincy that year. After a productive Test season in 2004, where Jayaasuriya averaged 56.50, the batsman struggled for form and eventually retired from the format in 2007 to focus on white ball cricket.
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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.
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.
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.
- Male
- July 30, 1969
- Sri Lanka
However, his Test form tapered off after that and in 2007, Jayasuriya retired from Test cricket to focus on the limited overs-versions.
Sanath Jayasuriya retired from Test cricket in December 2007. However, he continued playing the shorter formats of the game, before hanging up his boots in June 2011.
- June 30, 1969
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
- Sri Lanka
Jun 9, 2011 · Sanath Jayasuriya has announced he will retire from international cricket after Sri Lanka's first ODI against England on June 28, at The Oval, and revealed his decision within hours of being...
Jun 30, 2023 · 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.
