Dimuth Karunaratne has amassed 7,172 runs across 99 Test matches, including 16 Test centuries.
Muralitharan, in a recent interview, had named Mathews and Karunaratne as the prime reason behind the entire row.
Notably, the Sri Lankan national team, which has been in poor run of form recently, has been in a tussle with Cricket Board over the new contracts since May.
Notably, all-rounder Thisara Perera had also announced his retirement earlier this month following pay dispute with the board.
Sri Lanka will be taking on Bangladesh in a 3-match ODI series from May 23, wherein the newly appointed captain, Kusal Perera is likely to make his captaincy debut.
“Dear ICC, he is Thirimanne, not Karunaratne,” wrote a social media user.