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

New Delhi: Angelo Mathews expressed his disappointment in the face of the limited number of test matches that Sri Lanka should play in the next world testing championship cycle. Sri Lanka should appear in six series of two games between 2025 and 2027 – the lowest alongside Bangladesh.Mathews underlined the contrast in schedules, noting that Australia, England and India will play tests 22, 21 and 18 respectively during the same period. The four -test calendar from Sri Lanka in 2025 is their lowest annual count, excluding the year with cocovid of 2020, since 2013.“I think it’s quite sad, to be honest. I mean, the young generation requests more test cricket. The test cricket is obviously the ultimate in cricket. We all have to put pressure for more tests. These guys are so enthusiastic about the test cricket.“I think there must be at least 10 games at least [in a year]. Teams like England, India and Australia play more than 15 games a year. Why can’t we play? We can. If we continue to push, I mean, we owe it. We have won world cuts. We have done so much for cricket as a nation, and we deserve to play test cricket, just like Australia, India and England, “Mathews told journalists.Mathews recently announced that he would withdraw from test cricket after the first test against Bangladesh in Galle.The 37 -year -old man, who made his debut in the same place against Pakistan in 2009, is a pillar of the Sri Lankan team for more than 15 years – contributing as a reliable versatile and a leader.With 8,167 points in 118 matches, he only ranked behind Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) and Mahela Jayawardene (11,814) in the testing charts of all time in Sri Lanka. He also took 33 counters and was the second largest scorer in Galle, with 2,206 points in 33 games on the site.

Mathews will have the chance to add to these counts during his 119th and last test, which begins Tuesday against the Bangladesh. He was also captain of Sri Lanka in 34 tests between 2013 and 2017, obtaining 13 victories – the largest third by a Sri Lankan skipper.“I played my 100th test in Wales, so I thought to say goodbye to Galle. But the main reason was that we have no future games, at least for the moment. After that, we will have our next assignment in the test cricket after a year, it’s a very long wait,” said Mathews.