Colombo: Sri Lanka`s veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas said on Sunday he will retire from Test cricket after the ongoing Pakistan series, but will still play limited-overs internationals.
"I am officially retiring from Test cricket after the third Test against Pakistan, but will continue playing one-day and Twenty20 matches till the 2011 World Cup," the 35-year-old told reporters.
The left-armer, however, declined to take questions, saying he will speak at the conclusion of the third Test which starts at the Sinhalese sports club here on Monday.
The 110-Test veteran had been overlooked for the first two Tests, but was drafted in for the final match despite Sri Lanka having taken a decisive 2-0 lead in the series.
Local media had speculated over the last month that Vaas was being eased out of the five-day game and would only play one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
Vaas, who made his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy in 1994, has claimed 354 wickets at an average of 29.40 with 12 five-wicket hauls, and twice took 10 wickets in a match.
He is only the third Sri Lankan cricketer after Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan to play more than 100 Tests.
Bureau Report
