Only 4 tests in 2025! ‘Why can’t Sri Lanka play many tests as India, Australia?’ Question Angelo Mathews | Cricket news

New Delhi: Angelo Mathews has voiced his disappointment over a limited number of limited number of Test matches. Sri Lanka is included in the six-match series between 2025 and 2027-the lowest combined with-Bangladesh.Mathews highlighted the opposite in the schedule, given that Australia, England and India would play 22, 21 and 18 tests respectively during the same period. In 2025, Sri Lanka’s four-testing calendar is his lowest annual tally, except for the 2020 Kovid-Hit Year since 2013.“I think it’s quite sad, to be honest. I mean, the younger generation is urging more test cricket. Test cricket is clearly a peak of cricket. We all should push for more tests. These people are very excited about Test cricket.“I think there should be at least minimum 10 matches [in a year]Teams like England, India or Australia are playing 15-plus games in a year. Why can’t we play? we can. If we keep insisting, I mean, we have to do it. We have won the World Cup. We have done a lot for cricket as a nation, and we are worth playing Test cricket just like Australia, India and England, ”Matthews told reporters.Matthews recently announced that he would retire from Test cricket after the first test against Bangladesh in Galle.The 37-year-old, who made his debut against Pakistan in 2009, has been the mainstay of the Sri Lankan side for more than 15 years-contributed to a trusted all-rounder and a leader.With 8,167 runs in 118 matches, he rank behind Mahela Jayawardane (11,814) only in Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) and Sri Lanka’s all -time Test run charts. He has also taken 33 wickets and Gaale has the second biggest run-scorer, which is with 2,206 runs in 33 matches at the venue.

Mathews will have a chance to add those talls in their 119th and final test, which begins against Bangladesh on Tuesday. He captained Sri Lanka in 34 tests between 2013 and 2017, won 13 wins-a third highest number of Sri Lankan captain.“I played my 100th Test in Galle, so I thought I would say goodbye in Galle. But the main reason was that we have no game coming, at least for now. For this, after that, we will do our next assignment in Test cricket after a year, it is a very long wait,” Matthews said.