Sri Lanka cricket selectors Wednesday named completely different captains for the Take a look at, one-day worldwide and Twenty20 sides forward of excursions by Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Batting all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, 32, will probably be Take a look at skipper whereas Kusal Mendis, 28, will lead the ODI group and Wanidu Hasaranga, 26, will captain the Twenty20 squad. It’s the first time that Sri Lanka may have separate skippers for all three codecs.
“I might have most well-liked to have the identical captain for all three codecs,” chief selector Upul Tharanga informed reporters in Colombo. However we’re unable to try this for the time being with the gamers we now have.”
Selectors had resolved to retain Mendis by way of to the following ODI World Cup in 2027, Tharanga stated, regardless of ending second from backside ultimately yr’s showpiece in India.
Mendis took over after the last-minute harm withdrawal of Dasun Shanaka and Tharanga stated Shanaka had not thought-about for the captaincy resulting from efficiency points over the previous two years.
Hasaranga will lead the facet for the T20 World Cup beginning in June within the West Indies and United States.
The most recent choice announcement got here forward of white ball sequence towards Zimbabwe beginning Saturday.
Following that Sri Lanka will host Afghanistan for 3 T20s, three ODIs and one Take a look at match.
Sri Lanka ODI squad to play Zimbabwe: Kusal Mendis (captain), Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Wanidu Hasaranga.
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