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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.
Sanath Jayasuriya though bounced back to earn a recall for Sri Lanka's tour to England in 2011. Jayasuriya brought the curtains down on a decorated career after the opening ODI at Oval.
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.
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...
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. Sanath Jayasuriya Career Statistics: Test Format: Matches: 110. Innings: 188.
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.
Dec 5, 2007 · Jayasuriya's decision to retire from Tests comes just days after Marvan Atapattu decided to quit international cricket, which means Sri Lanka have suddenly lost a couple of batsmen who scored...
Oct 7, 2024 · Since retiring he became a member of Parliament in his home country and acted as the cricket board's chief selector. In 2019 he was banned for two years after admitting breaches of the...
He retired from Test cricket in December 2007 and from limited-overs cricket in June 2011. On 28 January 2013, Sri Lanka Cricket appointed him Chairman of the Cricket Selection Committee. Sri Lanka won the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time in 2014, during his tenure as Chief Selector.
Jun 9, 2011 · Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan cricketer, has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket after the first one-day match against England later this month.
