Sri Lanka sack Charith Asalanka as skipper, appoint Dasun Shanaka captain for T20 World Cup |
New Delhi: Sri Lanka cricket on Friday, December 19, named Dasun Shanaka as skipper for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in 2026. SLC announced the preliminary 25-member squad for the marquee event as the co-hosts of the tournament sacked Charith Asalanka as the captain of the Lankan side.
Pramodaya Wickramasingha, who has returned as the chairman of selectors, said that Asalanka’s poor batting form and Shanaka’s experience in playing the three previous World Cups are the factors behind taking this decision. Asalanka was said to be out-of favour since the time he abandoned the white-ball tour to Pakistan last month over safety concern after a suicide bomb explosion in Islamabad in which........