chaminda_00
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A sad day for Sri Lanka with one of our greats retiring from Test Cricket, but hopefully this prelongs his ODI Career. Where he still plays a major role, like he showed in Australia. A big game for Vandort next game when he comes into the side. I guess it time now to see how our long depth really is. Is there life after Atapattu and Jayasuriya. Vandort, Daniel and Tharanga have been deveopled for a while to take over from these guys, but there are still big questions whether Daniel or Vandort are ready. With Atapattu hopefully coming back soon, they may only be short term replacements, but a good game, could keep them in the eye of the selectors.Cricinfo staff
March 31, 2006
Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan opener, has announced that he will retire from Test cricket following the current series against Pakistan. However, he will continue his one-day international career and is available for the World Cup next year.
Jayasuriya, 36, has been one of the stars of Sri Lanka's batting for over a decade. His decision means he won't tour England this summer, the scene of arguably his finest hour when he made 219 at The Oval in 1998. He is Sri Lanka's most prolific batsman in both forms of the game.
Following the announcement he said: "I thought about it long and hard and decided that's it. It's a very emotional moment, but I guess every good thing has to come to an end."
Jayasuriya has been plagued by injury problems in recent times and only made the first Test against Pakistan after a late fitness test. However, he made just six and 13 in Colombo and that performance, along with the development of young batsmen such as Upul Tharanga, probably played a part in his decision.
EDIT: Didn't read the article properly, he retiring after this Test Series, so Vandort won't play in the next game, unless they play an extra batsmen and his the one chosen.
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