SRI Lankan cricket faces a mammoth rebuilding task with star batsman Thilan Samaraweera the latest veteran to reveal he is weighing up his future in the Test arena.
Just a week after Mahela Jayawardene announced he would resign as captain after the Australian series, Samaraweera heads into the Boxing Day Test admitting he is contemplating retirement.
A veteran of 79 Tests, Samaraweera has amassed 5439 runs at a world-class 50.36 but says he could pull the pin after Sri Lanka’s two-Test home series against Bangladesh in March.
Dashing opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, 36, is another veteran considering walking away, a scenario that could strip Sri Lanka of their three most senior batsmen over the next 12 months.
“I will play these three Test matches in Australia and two in Sri Lanka in February and then I will see (if he plays on),” said Samaraweera, who turns 37 next September.
Source: news.com.au
