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Vaas quitting Tests

AFP, Colombo
Sri Lanka's veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas said on Sunday he will retire from Test cricket after the ongoing Pakistan scries, but will still play limited-overs internationals.
"I am officially retiring from Test cricket after the third Test against Pakistan, but will
continue playing one-day and Twenty’20 matches till the 2011 World Cup," the 35-year-old told reporters.
The left-armer, however, declined to take questions, saying he would speak at the conclusion .of the third Test which starts at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Monday.
The 110-Test veteran, who had been overlooked for the first two Tests, was drafted in for the final match despite Sri Lanka having taken a decisive
2 -0 lead in the series.
Vaas has claimed 354 wickets at an average of 29.40 since his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy in 1994. with 12 five-wicket hauls, and twice took 10 wickets in a match.
The left-hander, who also scored 3,085 Test runs, is only the third Sri Lankan cricketer after Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralidaran to play more than 100Tests.
He has 400 wickets from 322 one-day internationals, including a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match against Bangladesh during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
Local media had speculated over the last month that Vaas was being cased out of the five-day game and would only play one-day and T\venty20 cricket.
The selectors ignored him for first two Tests against Pakistan even after spin master Muralidaran was ruled out due to a knee injury; leaving the bowling attack short of experience.
Vaas had earlier this month refuted chief selector Asantha de Mel's claim that the seamer had told him he wanted to retire from Test cricket.
T have not retired from Test cricket," he had told AFP ahead of the first Test in Galle. "I have not even spoken to de Mel or any other selector."
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara paid glowing tributes to the bowler who has served Sri Lanka with distinc-Uonfor 15 years.
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"It is a sad day for Sri Lankan cricket," Sangakkara told reporters. "Vaasy is such a great player, one of the legends of the game.
"He must have thought long and hard about it. talked to his family and also spoke to me and the other players and decided it was time to stop playingTest matches.
"He stands out as a player. He has slogged year in and year out in conditions that are not ideal for seam bowling.
"The team has huge respect for him. He leaves behind a benchmark and I hope he will inspire young fast bowlers in Sri Lanka to perform like him."
Sangakkara said the three things that stood out in Vaas were "fitness, strength and class."
"Vaasy stands shoulder to shoulder with the game's best." the captain said, adding that the seamer was certain to be included in the playing XI for the final Test.