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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Colombo, June 1\u0964<\/strong> Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Kulasekara on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, in an attempt to prolong his career in the shorter formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I would like to retire from playing Test cricket with immediate effect,&quot; he said in a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) release.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;After much thought I believe it is the right time to retire and I hope it will allow me to better prepare for ODI and T20 cricket, which I would like to continue playing for Sri Lanka subject to good performance and selection,&quot; the 33-year-old added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kulasekara, who made his Test debut in April 2005, had taken 48 wickets from 21 matches, with 8 for 58 in 28.4 overs against Pakistan here being his best performance. He played his last Test in June 2014 at Lord&#39;s, where Sri Lanka clung on to a nail-biting draw against England.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the limited overs games, the right-arm pacer was ranked the No. 1 bowler in March 2009. He has picked 186 wickets from 173 One-Day Internationals and 56 from 50 Twenty20 Internationals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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