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Wanindu Hasaranga ends retirement for Bangladesh Tests, IPL 2024 stint in jeopardy


On Monday, March 18, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the 17-member squad of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team for the upcoming Test series against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team, and the biggest news coming out of it was the return of Wanindu Hasaranga to the red-ball setup.

On 15 August 2023, the star Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga stunned the cricket world by announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game. He was just 26 at the time of announcing his retirement from Test cricket.

Hasaranga decided to move away from red-ball cricket completely in order to make himself more available for franchise cricket tournaments around the world.

The star all-rounder has featured in 4 Test matches for the country and has been highly ineffective with the ball, picking up just 4 wickets. With the bat, he scored 196 runs at an average of 28.00. When he announced his retirement from Tests, he wasn’t a regular member of the team. However, with his recent return, he is expected to regularly feature in Test cricket for the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team.

Meanwhile, the Test series between the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team and Bangladesh National Cricket Team is part of the Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 2024. The series consists of a three-match T20I and a three-match ODI series as well as a two-match Test series.

The white-ball leg of the tour has already concluded with the Lankan Lions winning 2-1 in the T20I series and the Bangla Tigers winning the ODI series 2-1. The first Test match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be played from Friday, March 22 in Sylhet. The second and final Test match of the series is scheduled to start on Saturday, March 30 in Chattogram.

Wanindu Hasaranga takes back his Test retirement as he gets included in Sri Lanka squad

In an official media release, SLC confirmed that Hasaranga will be featuring against Bangladesh in the Test series. With his return to the Test setup, he will miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 till April 3.

He was roped in by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the IPL 2024 auction for his base price of INR 1.50 crore, which came as a surprise to many as he was one of the hottest properties in the auction pool. It was a massive downgrade for Wanindu Hasaranga as he was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with a salary of INR 10.75 crore in the 2022 and 2023 IPL seasons.

The absence of Wanindu Hasaranga might not be that big of an issue for the franchise as they have an exceptionally strong overseas contingent for the IPL 2024 season.

Meanwhile, Dhananjaya De Silva will continue to lead the strong Sri Lankan team with Kusal Mendis as his deputy. They are currently in the last position in the ICC World Test Championship Points Table and would be looking to add points to their tally.

“The Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando, approved the squad. The two match test series will commence on the 22nd March at SICS, Sylhet,” SLC said.

Sri Lanka Squad For The Bangladesh Tests: Dhananjaya De Silva – Captain, Kusal Mendis – Vice Captain, Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Udara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Nishan Peiris, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Gunasekara


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