{"id":127676,"date":"2024-01-01T05:09:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T05:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=127676"},"modified":"2024-01-01T05:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T05:11:43","slug":"two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New Cricket Captains for Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two New Cricket Captains for Sri Lanka-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88737 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Item in The Island, 31 December 2023\u00a0\u2026.. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Dasun Shanaka\u2019s reign as Sri Lanka\u2019s white-ball captain has come to an end\u00a0<\/strong>as Sri Lanka\u2019s new selection committee appointed\u00a0<strong>Kusal Mendis<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Wanindu Hasaranga<\/strong>\u00a0to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively.\u00a0<strong>With Dimuth Karunaratne currently leading the Test side, this is the first time Sri Lanka have three different captains in the three formats.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DIMUTH-K-photo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kusal-mendis-1.jpg?resize=167%2C98&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/two-new-cricket-captains-for-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HASARANGA-1-1.jpg?resize=171%2C98&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Shanaka first captained Sri Lanka in 2019, on the team\u2019s first tour to Pakistan since the 2009 Lahore attack, but it was not until 2021 that he became their regular captain.\u00a0<strong>Under him, Sri Lanka won 23 out of 41 ODIs and 22 out of 48 T20Is.\u00a0The highlight of his tenure was the 2022 T20 Asia Cup victory in the UAE where Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the final.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Also notable were ODI series wins against South Africa and Australia, and a T20I series win against India at home, all at home. Shanaka also oversaw Sri Lanka\u2019s unbeaten run through the 2023 World Cup Qualifier. But all these achievements were interspersed with poor showings in the 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cups as well as the 2023 ODI World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">However,\u00a0<strong>it was his poor form with the bat, primarily in ODIs, that put him under the most scrutiny and made people question his place in the side<\/strong>. As such, it was widely expected that the new selection committee would look elsewhere in terms of the captaincy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His replacements, Mendis and Hasaranga, both have recent experience in leadership roles. Mendis is a former Under-19 captain and the current skipper of Dambulla Aura in the LPL. Midway through the 2023 ODI World Cup, he took over the reins from Shanaka when the latter got injured. Hasaranga, who is currently recovering from a hamstring surgery, had earlier this year led B-Love Kandy to their inaugural LPL title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Shanaka may still play a role in Sri Lanka\u2019s white-ball set-ups after he was named in the preliminary squads for the limited-overs series against Zimbabwe at home in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">***********************<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The SQUADS for the Zimbabwean tour of Sri Lanka in Early 2024 \u2026 from\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/cricket\/sri-lanka-names-squad-for-zimbabwe-series-kusal-hasaranga-to-lead-odi-t20i-sides\/article67689658\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/cricket\/sri-lanka-names-squad-for-zimbabwe-series-kusal-hasaranga-to-lead-odi-t20i-sides\/article67689658<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka on Saturday, December 30, 2023, named<strong>\u00a0the preliminary squads<\/strong>\u00a0for the home series against Zimbabwe, with batter Kusal Mendis leading the ODI side and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga leading the T20I side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Batter\u00a0<strong>Charith Asalanka<\/strong>\u00a0has been appointed as\u00a0<strong>the vice-captain<\/strong>\u00a0across both formats. \u201cSri Lanka Cricket announced the preliminary squads for the Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>ODIs squad:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cSri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the following preliminary squads selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee, focusing on the Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka. The final squads for both the ODI and T20I squads will be selected out of the below-given preliminary squads,\u201d said a statement from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The three-match ODI series will be from January 6-11, while the three-match T20I series is scheduled from January 14-18.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">PRELIMINARY ODI SQUAD:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Kusal Mendis (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Gunasekera.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">PRELIMINARY T20I SQUAD:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Pathum Nissanaka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Janith Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">FIXTURES:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>1st ODI:<\/b>\u00a0<strong>January 6, 2024,<\/strong>\u00a0R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>2nd ODI<\/b>: January 8, 2024, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>3rd ODI:<\/b>\u00a0January 11, 2024, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>1st T20I<\/b>:January 14, 2024, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>2nd T20I:<\/b>January 16, 2024, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>3rd T20I<\/b>: January 18, 2024, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">*****\u00a0 ****<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>THUPPAHI THOUGHTS to provoke Reader Commentary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A:\u00a0Dhananjaya omitted from\u00a0 ODI squad?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>B:\u00a0Akila Dananjaya and Jeffrey Vandersay given opportunities to come back at the ODI level?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>C:\u00a0Richmond College and Southern Province ALOHA! \u2026. Hodi heleyi heliyyaaa! haalmasso heleyiaaah!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two New Cricket Captains for Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Item in The Island, 31 December 2023\u00a0\u2026.. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dasun Shanaka\u2019s reign as Sri Lanka\u2019s white-ball captain has come to an end\u00a0as Sri Lanka\u2019s new selection committee appointed\u00a0Kusal Mendis\u00a0and\u00a0Wanindu Hasaranga\u00a0to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively.\u00a0With Dimuth Karunaratne currently 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