Nuwan Kulasekara Retires From International Cricket

Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara on Wednesday called time on his international career with immediate effect.

Kulasekara finished as Sri Lanka's fifth-highest ODI wicket-taker with 199 wickets in 184 games.

Only Lasith Malinga, who also announced his retirement from ODIs on Tuesday, has a better record in T20Is.

In Tests, Kulasekara has 48 wickets in 21 matches.

Kulasekara is best remembered among Indian fans as the bowler M.S. Dhoni hit for a six to win the 2011 World Cup.

In T20Is, Kulasekara is the joint second-highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka with 66 scalps to his name in 58 games.

Kulasekara last played an ODI in 2017 for Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut in 2003 against England.

Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara on Wednesday called time on his international career with immediate effect.