Nuwan Kulasekara has brought his 16-year international career to a close with immediate effect as he announced his retirement to the local Sri Lankan media. Kulasekara, who has been part of three World Cups, and won the T20 World Cup in 2014, has not played for the national team since 2017.

Batsman Asela Gunaratne continued to miss out with a thumb injury and veteran fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara also faced the axe as Sri Lanka announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against India. The first of five ODI's in the series takes place in Dambulla on Sunday.

Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday in a bid to concentrate on the shorter formats. The 33-year-old seamer played his last Test match in June 2014 against England at Lords, where Sri Lanka earned a dramatic draw on the last day of the Test.