CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera (Sinhala: ; born 3 April 1989), popularly as Thisara Perera, is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who played all formats for the national team. He also captained the team in limited-overs formats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sri Lankan cricketer Dilruwan Perera, announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect on Wednesday. In his retirement letter written to Sri Lanka Cricket, Perera however said, he will continue to play domestic cricket.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perera had also been perturbed by his sidelining from the Test team, despite his having taken four wickets and struck an 86-ball 75 in the last game he played, against Pakistan in 2012. In fact, these Test frustrations had prompted him to hand over a notice of his Test retirement to the board at age 28.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka all-rounder, announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday (3 May). Perera, 32, submitted a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday morning, announcing his intention to retire from an international career spanning nearly 12 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sri Lankan all-rounder Dilruwan Perera has announced retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. The player represented Sri Lanka in 43 Tests, 13 ODIs and three T20Is across a 14-year long career since making his debut in 2007 picking up 177 wickets and 1456 runs across formats.