Angelo Mathews’ Test career ended before the last Test match against Bangladesh. Angelo Mathews announced this in the presence of the Sri Lankan team. He announced his retirement from Test cricket after the first Test match against Bangladesh in Galle. He made his red-ball debut in the match against Bangladesh in Galle.
Angelo Mathews took to his social media account to share his Test cricket retirement with his fans. He said that the Sri Lankan Test cricket team needs a young leader and this is the right time for that.
Angelo Mathews is 38 years old. He played his first and 100th Test match at the iconic stadium. That is why he chose this stadium to end his Test career. This iconic stadium remained the last stadium for his red-ball performance.
In a press conference held before the first Test against Bangladesh, he said something interesting about the T20 match. He expressed his opinion in the press conference held there that he will work hard to participate in the T20 series jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka in 2026 and will improve his fitness and be ready for the T20 series.
He said that
in the coming days, he will work hard so that our team can win another World
Cup and that he will provide appropriate support as a former captain of a team
and an experienced player, and that our team has the ability to win the cup.
Angelo Mathews remained a member of the Indian team in the 2014 T20 World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Bangladesh. He was also a reason for Sri Lanka winning the World Cup. He last played in a T20 match against the Netherlands.
In his T20 career, he scored 1416 runs at an average of 27.76. This included 6 half-centuries. He took 45 wickets in 90 matches at an economy rate of 7.14.
On this occasion, Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina extended his heartfelt wishes to his long-time friend Angelo Mathews. The two players shared mutual respect for each other during international cricket matches. The two batsmen competed against each other in international cricket, but both of them gave and received respect for each other when they were in the team.
