[PICTURES] Wanindu Hasaranga - Sri Lanka all-rounder performance watch

[FearlessRoar]

Clever

Monday: Wanindu Hasaranga unretires from Test cricket
Tuesday: Hasaranga is banned for two Tests

Had he not unretired, he would have been suspended for four T20 World Cup games instead. However, Sri Lanka have insisted the two aren't linked.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Hasaranga was named in Sri Lanka’s Test squad after coming out of retirement. As a result, he was banned from two Test matches but would have otherwise missed four T20Is in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

This raised eyebrows among the cricket circles about Hasaranga taking his retirement back to avoid missing games in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

SLC clarified that the all-rounder had expressed his desire to return to Test cricket before the third ODI against Bangladesh through an email on 16 March, owing to his improved fitness.

“It was about two weeks ago that he told us he was open to playing Tests again,” Ajantha Mendis, a member of Sri Lanka’s selection committee

“We know how it looks, but this decision was taken well before the final ODI.”

 

[The Bald Eagle]

A big responsibility falls on Hasaranga's shoulder as the star all rounder has been entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Sri Lankan side in the ICC T20 WC 2024. How will he fare? any guess

 

[The Bald Eagle]

A big responsibility falls on Hasaranga's shoulder as the star all rounder has been entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Sri Lankan side in the ICC T20 WC 2024. How will he fare? any guess

 

[The Bald Eagle]

A big responsibility falls on Hasaranga's shoulder as the star all rounder has been entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Sri Lankan side in the ICC T20 WC 2024. How will he fare? any guess

 

[FearlessRoar]

Wanindu Hasaranga can pick wickets and keep a check on the run-rate too.

He'll be Sri Lanka's main man heading into the T20 World Cup 2024.

Did you know that Wanindu Hasaranga was the leading wicket-taker in the last two T20 World Cup editions?

Looking forward to seeing him in action tonight

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Captain Hasaranga gave a good fight but score wasnt good enough to defend.

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[RidiculousMan]

Wanindu Hasaranga can pick wickets and keep a check on the run-rate too.

He'll be Sri Lanka's main man heading into the T20 World Cup 2024.

Did you know that Wanindu Hasaranga was the leading wicket-taker in the last two T20 World Cup editions?

Looking forward to seeing him in action tonight

Umar Gul in that era

 

[FearlessRoar]

Wanindu Hasaranga resigns as Sri Lanka skipper

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga has relinquished his position as skipper of the national team.

Wanindu Hasaranga has stepped down as the captain of the T20I side following Sri Lanka's early exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.

The Sri Lankan spinner, who was appointed as the T20I captain, only last year, led the team in 10 matches.

According to a statement released by Sri Lankan Cricket, Hasaranga stated in his resignation letter that it is in the best interest of the team that he decided to be relieved of his captaincy duties and remain in the side as a player.

“Sri Lanka will always have my utmost best efforts as a player, and I will support and stand by my team and leadership as always,” Hasaranga wrote in his resignation letter to SLC.

Sri Lanka confirmed that Hasaranga would remain a key part of their squads going forward.

The Asian team take on India in a home white-ball bilateral series, beginning 26 July. They are yet to name their squad and skipper for the series.

Wanindu Hasaranga resigns as Sri Lanka skipper

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga has relinquished his position as skipper of the national team.

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[The Bald Eagle]

Sri Lanka's star all rounder Hasaranga claimed 2 wickets against India with a decent bowling economy nearing 7. His final figures against India in 3rd T20I 2024 were 2/29.

 

[FearlessRoar]

The man behind making the 1st ODI against India thrilling, 3 for 58 in 10 overs, in a thriller, weaving his magic, as always

 

[BouncerGuy]

Injuries injuries and more injuries for Sri Lanka. Hasaranga is also injured now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1819807871623897181

 

[FearlessRoar]

Once a champion bowler, always a champion bowler - Wanindu Hasaranga spun a web of deception, claiming bowling figures of 4/40 in 8 overs to inflict hefty damage on the West Indies batting lineup in the 2nd ODI.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka's key leg-spinner and recent T20I Player of the Series against New Zealand, has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series due to a recurring left hamstring injury.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

And this is how a proper spinner bowls

https://twitter.com/x/status/1882087396042543179

 

[The Bald Eagle]

The best in IPL so far for RR

 

[Ball Blazer]

Wanindu Hasaranga now has 100 ODI wickets to his name, becoming the second-quickest Sri Lankan to achieve this feat.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Key all-rounder missing in Sri Lanka T20I squad for Zimbabwe

The key member of Sri Lanka's white-ball setup is still sidelined due to injury and could miss the upcoming Asia Cup.

Wanindu Hasaranga's participation in next month's Asia Cup is in doubt after the star all-rounder was left out of Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.

Hasaranga hurt his hamstring during a T20I series against Bangladesh in July and was a notable omission when Sri Lanka named their squad for the two-match ODI series with Zimbabwe that commences on Friday.

That absence will continue, after Hasaranga wasn't named in Sri Lanka's 17-player squad for the T20I portion of the tour of Zimbabwe that follows the ODI matches and finishes just prior to the commencement of the Asia Cup on September 9.

It leaves Hasaranga in doubt for the eight-team tournament in the UAE, given the 28-year-old hasn't featured at any level since that T20I contest against Bangladesh at the start of July.

With Hasaranga sidelined, Sri Lanka will look to the likes of Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage to fill the breach in their spin department across the T20I series against Zimbabwe after the pair were included in the 17-player squad.

There is also room for speedster Matheesha Pathirana after he was overlooked for the two ODI contests, with experienced all-rounder Charith Asalanka to lead the Asian side as captain across both white-ball series.

The bulk of the T20I squad has plenty of experience, with the likes of Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis and Dasun Shanaka having enjoyed plenty of success against the white-ball.

Quick thinking from Sri Lanka skipper sent back Adil Rashid to the pavilion.

The first ODI between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe commences on August 29, with the T20I series starting in Harare from September 3.

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