Angelo Mathews Test Retirement: Sri Lankan cricket team veteran Angelo Mathews has announced his retirement from Test cricket. He will play his last match against Bangladesh cricket team next month.
Angelo Mathews Test Retirement: These days there is a boom of IPL 2025 in India. Meanwhile, a big news has come from Sri Lanka cricket. Former team captain and star all -rounder Angelo Mathews has said goodbye to Test cricket. This player showed fire for Sri Lanka for 17 years. That Test is the third highest run -scorer in the Test after Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardhan for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan veteran all -rounder Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket after the first Test against Bangladesh in June. He gave information about this by sharing an emotional post on social media.
A True Servant of Sri Lanka Test Cricket.
Thank you, @angelo69mathews, for 17 years of unwaveering dedication, Leadership, and Unforgettable Moments in the Red-Ball Format. Your Commitment and Passion Have Inspired a Generation.
We wish you all the very best as you step away… https://t.co/fo5iosykh
– Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OFFICIALC) May 23, 2025 Angelo Mathews what did the emotional message say?
Angelo Mathews wrote in an emotional message that ‘My dear friends and family, with heartfelt thanks and countless memories, now the time has come to bid farewell to Test cricket. Playing for Sri Lanka has been the biggest honor of my life. Whenever I wore a national jersey, there is no match for that patriotism. Cricket gave me everything and I will always be grateful for this.
Mathews will be available for ODI and T20
Matthews has been the captain of Sri Lanka. He led the team in 34 Tests. Under the captaincy of Mathews, Sri Lanka won the Handingley Test in 2014. It was a memorable victory. In the second innings of that Test, Mathews changed the attitude of the match by scoring 160 runs. Matthews are not part of Sri Lanka’s ODI or T20 team, yet they have made it clear that if the country needs, I will be available for white ball format.
This has been a test career of Mathews
Angelo Matthews is the right -handed star all -rounder. He played his first Test match against the Pakistan cricket team in the year 2009. In this format for Sri Lanka, he has managed to score 8167 runs while being unbeaten 27 times in 210 innings of 118 matches. Mathews scored at an average of 44.62. He has 16 centuries and 45 half -centuries. His best score has been 200*. Got 33 wickets from the ball.
