Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, according to Sri Lanka's chief selector Ashantha de Mel.

Vaas, 35, had previously said he had his sights set on the 2011 World Cup and his decision to quit the five-day game means the end of a successful 15-year Test career.

"Chaminda has told me he does not want to play Test cricket anymore, but he will continue in the shorter formats," de Mel told AFP.

The news comes a day after Sri Lanka's new captain, Kumar Sangakkara, strongly suggested that Vaas - overlooked for the two Tests against Pakistan - would give up at least one form of the game.

"I had a very good one-on-one chat with him [Vaas] before we went for the Twenty20 world Cup.

There is no doubt about the quality of Vaas what he has done for Sri Lankan cricket," Sangakkara had said in Galle.

"He has still got a role to play in our side.

We just have to decide which format of the game he is going to make the most most contribution in, and with his fitness and age how best can he divide his time if he decides to play more than one form of the game.

But definitely, going forward, there is a World Cup.

He is going to be a big part of our side." Vaas has picked up 354 wickets in 110 Tests.