Ajantha Mendis, the quickest player to take 50 ODI wickets, has retired from all forms of cricket according to the ICC.
Sri Lanka spinner Mendis holds the record for reaching a half-century of ODI wickets, having taken just 19 games to do so.
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Mendis has been credited with the reintroduction of the 'carrom ball' and took 70 wickets in 19 Tests, 152 across 87 ODIs and 66 in 39 Twenty20 internationals.
The 34-year old, who struggled with a back injury during 2014, last played international cricket in 2015, having made his ODI debut against West Indies in April 2008.
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— ICC (@ICC) August 28, 2019
Ajantha Mendis has retired from all forms of cricket!
The Sri Lankan spinner took 288 wickets for his country across the three formats. pic.twitter.com/ZwABGqvRWf
Angelo Mathews was one of the first players to pay tribute to his former team-mate.
"Congratulations Menda on a short but great career. Unfortunately injuries kept you away but God is kind and will open plenty of avenues to you. Stay blessed brother," Mathews wrote on Twitter.
