Sri Lanka appoint new Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva steps down

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Kusal Mendis as their new Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva resigned from the role following an 18-match stint.

New Delhi: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain on Thursday after Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down from his role with immediate effect. Mendis is already leading the national side in ODI and T20I formats.

De Silva has scored 4,431 runs in 69 matches and wanted to “pass the mantle to the next generation”. He will remain available for selection........

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