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Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test cricket

Updated on: 01 June,2016 01:02 PM IST  | 
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Nuwan Kulasekara, the medium pacer from Sri Lanka announced his decision to retire from the longest format of the game with an intention to concentrate on shorter formats

Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test cricket

Nuwan Kulasekara

Nuwan Kulasekara, the medium pacer from Sri Lanka announced his decision to retire from the longest format of the game.


Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara. Pic/ AFP


Reason being so he could focus more on limited-overs formats. His last Test played was during Lanka's tour of England in 2014.


Kulasekara made his Test debut on April 4th 2005. He has played 21 Tests with 48 wickets to his name at an average of 37.37 and an economy rate of 3.01.

His best figures in an innings are 4/21.

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