Sri Lanka’s Dhammika Prasad retires from worldwide cricket

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Sri Lanka’s Dhammika Prasad has retired from worldwide cricket. Prasad, 37, final performed for Sri Lanka in a Test match towards the West Indies in October 2014.
“I think this is the correct time for me to retire from international cricket and provide a chance to the youngsters,” Prasad instructed Sri Lanka’s “Daily News” on Thursday.

“I have decided to continue playing domestic cricket and already I have played for 19 years for the SSC giving my best,” added Prasad.
Prasad made his debut for Sri Lanka in an ODI match towards Bangladesh in Chattogram in February 2005 and performed his first Test match towards India in Colombo in August 2008. He performed 24 ODIs and 25 Tests, choosing 32 and 75 wickets respectively. His solely T20 worldwide look got here towards Australia in Pallekel on August 6, 2011. Notably, his career-best figures of 5/50 towards England at Headingley paved the way in which for Sri Lanka’s first-ever Test collection win in England.
His final yr in Test cricket was additionally his most profitable one. In 9 Tests in 2015, Prasad took 41 Tests and completed among the many top-10 wicket-takers of the yr. However, he then suffered a shoulder damage and needed to bear surgical procedure after which he by no means recovered sufficient to make a comeback into worldwide cricket