25 August,2016 05:44 PM IST | | Agencies
Sri Lankan opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan on Thursday announced his decision to retire from one-day international cricket
Colombo: Sri Lankan opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan on Thursday announced his decision to retire from one-day international cricket.
He will quit after the third One-Day match against Australia in Dambulla on Sunday.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to dedicate the third One-Day to honour the batsman.
A former One-Day captain, Dilshan made his debut in the one day team in 1999 against Zimbabwe. Sunday's ODI will be his 330th.
The 39-year-old has played 329 matches scoring 10,248 runs and is the fourth Sri Lankan and the 11th overall to pass 10,000 One-Day runs.
So far, he has taken 106 wickets in the 50-overs format of the game.
Dilshan is the second Sri Lankan to have 3 One-Day centuries above 150. He is also the second Sri Lankan and fifth overall to achieve hundreds in all 3 formats of the game.
He is most famous for his improvised shot over the wicketkeeper's head called "Dilscoop".
"I together with my committee wish to extend our sincere appreciation and wish him the very best in his future endeavours," Thilanga Sumathipala, Sri Lanka Cricket president, said in a statement on Thursday.
The aggressive right-hander retired from Test cricket in October 2013 after playing 87 matches and scoring 5,492 runs. He has also taken 39 Test wickets.
