Paranavitana sustained minor injuries but the attack forced the team to come back home and international cricket was suspended in Pakistan for some time. However, since that attack, Paranavitana made some decent contributions for Sri Lanka cricket and at the age of 38, he has announced his retirement from international cricket. Paranavitana last played for Sri Lanka in 2012 against New Zealand. Domestic stalwart, underwhelming careerParanavitana has 14,940 runs in domestic cricket in Sri Lanka and it is the most by any player. His away average of 26 while opening the batting did not help Sri Lanka much.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 03:44 UTC