Ex-Sri Lankan cricketer Thirimanne injured in road crash

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Lahiru Thirimanne was involved in a near-fatal car accident near Anuradhapura, a city in the north-central part of Sri Lanka on Thursday (March 14).

Thirimanne was hospitalized at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital immediately after the accident, where he was reported to be in stable condition.

According to local media report, the 34-year-old Thirimanne was admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital “with minor injuries sustained in the accident”.

Anuradapura is a major city, located about 205 kms from national capital Colombo.

“Police mentioned that the car in which Thirimanne was travelling had collided with a lorry arriving from the opposite direction at around 07.45 a.m. this morning,” it stated.

“Three other individuals travelling in the car, the driver of the lorry and another person have been injured and hospitalised.”

Thirimanne appeared in 44 Tests for Sri Lanka, scoring 2,088 runs, including three hundreds.

He played 127 ODIs for the island nation, scoring 3,164 runs in all. He also played 26 T20 Internationals for Sri Lanka.

Thirimanne last played for Sri Lanka in 2022 before announcing his retirement the following year.

(With inputs from agencies)