Country or County: Suranga yet to decide

Country’s former Test captain, Suranga Lakmal, denying rumours that he is retiring from the game citing an offer from English County cricket, confirmed to the Sunday Times exclusively that he has made no decision to call it quits and only contemplating as to which direction to progress.

The Sunday Times learns the all-format senior seamer has been reportedly offered by Derbyshire, being coached by Sri Lanka’s last coach, Mickey Arthur, to turn out for twoyears but is still in the process of deciding in which direction to move.

“My manager has not confirmed as to which club has approached and offered,” he refused to reveal when asked which club had sought him.

“The negotiations are still on with the board whether to retire or balance both. No decision has been reached yet,” he said.

However, Lakmal, 34, has opted out from the ongoing domestic National Super League after his wife gave birth to their second child, only one-month-old. He is available for selection for the two-match Test tour to India next month.

Earlier, the rumour of retirement had surfaced, claiming that the rightarm speedster was preparing to hang his boots and take wings to the United Kingdom.