Sri Lankan cricketer Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 33-year-old’s decision has come after Sri Lanka’s first series win against India in over 13 years. Udana’s career lasted for 12 years, in which he experienced multiple highs and lows.

Udana debuted for the Islanders back in 2009 against Australia in the 2009 T20 World cup. He played a part in the team’s journey to the final where they lost to Pakistan. The left-arm pacer hasn’t been able to repeat his domestic success at the international stage. He is well known as a slower-ball exponent in the shortest format. Udana holds the record of being the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Champions League T20 history.

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Following multiple injury lay-offs and exclusion from the team, Isuru Udana has finally decided to call it a day. He is likely to continue playing franchise cricket. Udana is part of the Colombo Kings in the Lankan Premier League. In the IPL 2020, he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore but has been released from the team since.

While playing for the franchise from Bangalore, he picked up eight wickets in ten matches. He was a bit on the expensive side since Virat Kohli primarily used him as a death bowler specialist. He was handy with the bat as well on a couple of occasions. Apart from the IPL, Udana has taken part in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Afghanistan Premier League.

The pace bowler’s retirement further deepens Sri Lanka’s misery of late. They have been going through a dry patch owing to several reasons. Internal conflicts, contract issues, and suspension of experienced players are a few of them. Now, an experienced campaigner like Isuru Udana’s services will also be missed.

Isuru Udana’s ODI bowling stats:

Matches: 21
Wickets: 18
Best: 3/82
Economy: 6.27
Average: 52.78

Isuru Udana’s T20I bowling stats:

Matches: 35
Wickets: 27
Best: 3/11
Economy: 8.70
Average: 33.89

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Former India fast bowler Ashok Dinda has often been trolled on social media. When any bowler in the IPL is expensive the trollers make him a part of ‘The Dinda Academy’. The joke has been a constant in the last few years as Dinda’s name has often been used for laughter.

However, recently Ashok Dinda fittingly gave a reminder to his critics about the hard work he has put in his cricket career. Dinda in his first-class career has over 400 wickets and is often acknowledged as a Bengal cricket legend in the cricketing circuit.

Isuru Udana Urges Fans To Respect Ashok Dinda 

Now Sri Lanka fast bowler too has come out in support of Dinda and lashed out at his critics. Udana who is playing for RCB in IPL 2020, took to Instagram and urged fans too never judge a player based on his few bad performances. Udana requested everyone to respect Dinda as he has been an excellent performer.

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Meanwhile, Dinda had an ordinary 10-year IPL career. The fast bowler was expensive whenever he bowled in the league as a result was immensely criticised by cricket enthusiasts. The jokes about ‘Dinda Academy’ ever since has been rising with memes being circulated on various platforms.

Even though Dinda didn’t have a successful IPL career, he was sensational in domestic cricket for his state side Bengal. On flat pitches in Indian every year, Dinda would pick bagful of wickets and trouble the best of batsmen in the domestic circle.

As far as Dinda’s domestic cricket record is concerned it has been nothing short of glorious. The skilful fast bowler for Bengal has picked 339 Ranji trophy wickets whereas the overall count of his first-class wickets stands at 420.

Furthermore, Dinda has also represented India in 13 ODIs and 9 T20Is in which he has scalped 51 and 17 wickets respectively.

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