Thisara Perera announces retirement from international cricket

NEW DELHI: Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera on Monday hung his boots from international cricket, ESPNCricinfo reported. The report mentioned that the 32-year-old will continue to feature in franchise cricket tournaments.

A powerful hitter of the white-ball, Perera was an all-rounder and had been a vital cog in the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Perera has made 166 appearances for Sri Lanka in the ODIs, in which the all-rounder accumulated 2338 runs and claimed 175 wickets. He also played a lot of T20Is and has over 1000 runs and 51 wickets in the shortest format of the game.