India will have to play a six-match limited-overs series against Sri Lanka this month. But before the series, Sri Lanka have decided to replace all-rounder Dasun Shanaka as the captain of the upcoming limited overs series. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has changed six leaders in the last four years. The board has now announced that it will hand over the command of the one-day team to Shanaka. Shanaka was the first player to sign a contract. 29-year-old Shanaka is an aggressive batsman and fast bowler. Prior to Shanaka, Sri Lanka captained Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga, Dimuth Karunaratne and Perera from early 2018. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has been joking on social media after SLC repeatedly changed the captain of the Sri Lankan team. This comment by Jafar is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Commenting on Twitter, Jaffer said, ‘Man, many boys don’t change DPs, because so many SL captains. Shanaka will be Sri Lanka’s 10th ODI captain since 2017. Earlier, Upul Tharanga, Angela Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera and Dasun Shanaka captained the ODI team.
Dasun Shanaka to be named captain of Sri Lanka’s new men’s limited overs
He will replace Kusal Perera, who has been working himself since May.
– ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 8, 2021
It is important to note that in the absence of senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan has been made India’s captain for the series against Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been made vice-captain of the team. Rahul Dravid has been named India’s head coach in this series against Sri Lanka. The series has given many young players including Devadath Padikkal, Rituraj Gaikwad.
