Hospitalized Following Auto Accident is Lahiru Thirimanne: Report

According to a source, Lahiru Thirimanne, a former captain of Sri Lanka, was taken to the hospital on Thursday morning after his automobile was involved in a devastating head-on accident in Anuradhapura, the nation’s north central city.

Though Thirimanne’s injury is still unclear, he is now in stable condition at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, according to ESPNcricinfo.

“The same hospital is also providing treatment for at least one more passenger from the vehicle Thirimanne was in. It is believed that Thirimanne was on a pilgrimage at the time of the incident. According to ESPNcricinfo, “basically, the vehicle had collided with a truck that was moving in the opposite direction.”

Thirimanne made his international debut in 2010 and went on to play 26 T20Is, 127 ODIs, and 44 Test matches. He took part in two ODI World Cups and three T20 World Cups, one of which Sri Lanka won in 2014. In five one-day matches, he also led Sri Lanka. He traveled overseas for the last time in March of 2022. In July 2023, he announced his retirement from international cricket after 13 years of competition.