One of Sri Lanka Cricket’s favorite sons, Nuwan Kulasekara has decided to retire from International cricket with immediate effect.
The right arm seamer from Bandaranayake College Gampaha made his One Day International debut against England at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2003 and his Test debut against New Zealand at Napier in 2005.
Kulasekara took the spotlight in international cricket in 2008, when he rose to the top of the World Rankings as an ODI bowler, becoming a vital cog in the Sri Lanka bowling unit.
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In Sri Lanka’s mission to become the World Champions in the World T20 2014 in Bangladesh, Kulasekara played a huge role throughout the tournament and especially in the final, where he delivered a killer spell to restrict the star-studded Indian batting unit.
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Kulasekara last played an international fixture in 2017 in an ODI against Zimbabwe in Hambantota and will retire with his ODI wicket tally at 199 in 184 games.
| Matches | Runs | Highest | Wickets | Best | |
| Tests | 21 | 391 | 64 | 48 | 4/21 |
| ODIs | 184 | 1327 | 73 | 199 | 5/22 |
| T20Is | 58 | 215 | 31 | 66 | 4/31 |
Nuwan Kulasekara’s International career
Sports Minister Harin Fernando revealed yesterday (24) in a press conference that there will be a felicitation ceremony for Nuwan Kulasekara at the end of 3rd ODI of the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2019.
