Kusal Perera named Sri Lanka captain for ODIs in Bangladesh, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne dropped
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Wednesday named the 18-member nationwide squad for the upcoming one-day worldwide collection in Bangladesh, stunning everybody by naming Kusal Perera because the captain with Kusal Mendis as his deputy.Former captains Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have been dropped because the Lankan selectors determined to go for youth reasonably than expertise for the three-match collection in Dhaka beginning May 23.Perera is the ninth Sri Lankan skipper within the final 5 years and is all set to guide the nationwide workforce for the primary time in his profession. He did captain the Kandy Tuskers within the inaugural Lanka Premier League final yr during which they completed final.Kusal Mendis in the meantime, goes to return to the ODI workforce after greater than a yr and straightaway has been given the duty of vice-captaining the facet.Sri Lanka announce 18-man squad for 3-match ODI collection vs Bangladesh.Kusal Perera as CaptainKusal Mendis as Vice CaptainREAD: https://t.co/Ucn0OTn4dX #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/A7aivoNJUC— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) May 12, 2021
Sri Lanka is the one workforce out of the 12 contributors which is but to win a match within the inaugural ICC World Cup Super League after shedding their first-three match towards the West Indies final yr.The ODIs in Bangladesh would be the first for the Lankans in over a yr. The guests, who will go away for Bangladesh on May 16, may also play a tour match earlier than the ODIs on May 21.Sri Lanka ODI Squad: Kusal Perera (C), Kusal Mendis (VC), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Asitha Fernando, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ashen Bandara, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanka, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Ramesh Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dhananjaya.
