In the beginning of the Champions Trophy, it is now just a few days. Before that, Sri Lankan star player Dimuth Karunaratne has announced his retirement from international cricket. It is reported that Karunaratne has told Sri Lanka team management about his decision. He has told the team management that the Test match played in Gaul from February 6 will be the last match of his international career. However, Sri Lankan team will not be seen playing in the Champions Trophy due to not qualifying.

Even after going, he will name Dimuth Karunaratne

According to the report, Dimuth Karunaratne has given information about his retirement. The big thing is that after playing the match which Dimuth has made up his mind to retire, he will also make a achievement after playing it. In fact, the next Test played against Australia from 6 February in Gaul will be the 150th match of his international career. Not only this, he will also become a Sri Lankan cricketer playing 100 Tests.

Dimuth Karunaratne's International Career

Dimuth Karunaratne has played 149 international matches in his career so far, in which he has scored more than 8500 runs with 17 centuries. He has played 99 Tests while 50 ODIs. Karunaratne has scored 7172 runs at an average of 39.40 with 16 centuries in Test cricket. His name has a century in ODIs.

Where the first Test played, will play the last match of career

Left -handed batsman Dimuth Karunaratne's international career started in 2011 with an ODI against England. He played his first ODI in Manchester, while the last ODI played against India at the Wankhede ground. In 2012, his Test career started against Gaul against New Zealand. Now on the same Gaul ground, he will say goodbye to his career forever.

Demonstration in series against Australia

Talking about the current Test series against Australia, Dimuth Karunaratne did not do anything special in the first match. In two innings of the first Test of the series, he could only score 7 runs. It is expected that he will leave no stone unturned to make the last match of his career, 150th international match and his 100th Test match memorable.