Angelo Mathews gets emotional guard of honor for his final Test in SL vs BAN 2025 opener [Watch]

Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews acquired a guard of honor as he stepped onto the sector for his final Take a look at towards Bangladesh on Day 1 of the sequence opener in Galle on Tuesday, June 17. His teammates lifted their bats in two separate queues from either side as Mathews entered the bottom from the boundary ropes.

Sharing the emotional clip on X, FanCode wrote:

“A guard of honour at Galle for Angelo Mathews, who bids adieu to the longest format together with his 119th and last Take a look at.”

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Angelo Mathews will finish his profession because the third-highest run-getter for Sri Lanka in Exams, solely behind legends Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) and Mahela Jayawardena (11,814). Barring the continued fixture, the right-handed batter has amassed 8,167 runs in 118 Exams at a mean of 44.62 with the assistance of 16 tons and 45 half-centuries.

Like dwelling matches, the 38-year-old was equally good in away video games, scoring 3,844 runs in 52 matches since making his debut towards Pakistan in 2009.

In his illustrious profession, Mathews additionally represented the Islanders within the fourth-highest variety of Exams, behind Jayawardena (149), Sangakkara (134) and Muttiah Muralitharan (132). As a skipper, he led Sri Lanka in 34 Exams from 2013 to 2017, guiding his workforce to 13 wins and 6 attracts, however misplaced 15 matches.

Talking about his retirement, Angelo Mathews advised ESPNcricinfo on the eve of the primary Take a look at towards Bangladesh:

“I performed my a centesimal Take a look at in Galle, so I believed I would say goodbye in Galle. However the principle purpose was as a result of we have no video games developing, at the very least for now. After this, we’ll be having our subsequent project in Take a look at cricket after a yr’s time, that may be a very lengthy wait.”

“I believed it is good to provide a possibility to whoever goes to interchange me within the second Take a look at as a result of he isn’t going to get a possibility until the subsequent yr (laughs). And in that yr, you do not know what is going on to occur. So I believed I would just play one sport after which try to give a possibility to the opposite man who’s changing me within the second Take a look at,” he added.

“It’s fairly unhappy” – Angelo Mathews expresses disappointment over fewer Exams for Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews feels there ought to be a minimal of 10 Exams for a rustic like Sri Lanka whereas mentioning that the massive three groups play 15 or extra video games per yr. The veteran batter stated in the identical dialog (through ESPNcricinfo):

“I feel it is fairly unhappy to be sincere. I imply, the youthful technology are urging for extra Take a look at cricket. Take a look at cricket is clearly the top of cricket. All of us ought to push for extra Exams. These guys are so passionate about Take a look at cricket.”

“I really feel there needs to be a minimal of 10 matches at the very least [in a year]. Groups like England, India or Australia are taking part in 15-plus video games a yr. Why cannot we play? We are able to. If we maintain pushing, I imply, we’ve to. We have now gained World Cups. We have now accomplished a lot for cricket as a nation, and we need to play Take a look at cricket, identical to Australia, India, and England,” he added.

Sri Lanka will play 12 Exams within the ongoing WTC 2025-27 cycle. Then again, Australia, England and India will play 22, 21, and 18 Exams, respectively.

Observe the SL vs BAN 1st Take a look at stay rating and updates right here.

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