Charith Asalanka is the brand new captain of the Sri Lanka males’s T20I staff. The information was confirmed when Sri Lanka Cricket introduced the 16-man squad to face India in a three-match collection beginning July 27.
Asalanka, who takes over from Wanindu Hasaranga after the latter had stepped down from the position earlier this month following a six-month stint, isn’t any stranger to captaincy, although. He had led Sri Lanka in two T20Is on the tour of Bangladesh earlier this 12 months when Hasaranga, the captain on the time, was serving a suspension. He has additionally captained the Sri Lanka Beneath-19s and, most just lately, led Jaffna Kings to the LPL title, after having taken over the reins from Thisara Perera at first of the season.
The opposite massive information is the return of the 34-year-old Dinesh Chandimal to Sri Lanka’s T20I fold. He final performed a T20I again in early 2022, however his type within the LPL this 12 months, the place he struck 287 runs throughout eight matches at a strike price of 168.82 – far above his profession strike price of 123.03 – opening the innings, made a robust case for his inclusion.
However with one stalwart coming into one other made method, with Angelo Mathews, now 37, not noted of the squad regardless of additionally having had fun within the LPL.
Included is one other shock inclusion, the uncapped Chamindu Wickramasinghe. The 21-year-old allrounder from Kandy, who has been placing in time on the MRF Tempo Academy in India, caught the attention of selectors following a breakout LPL marketing campaign this previous month. A right-arm seamer who can even bat, he confirmed nice maturity for his Dambulla Sixers franchise decrease down the order, choosing up seven wickets throughout eight video games whereas additionally scoring 186 runs at a strike price 131.91 – together with two clutch fifties.
His rise is all of the extra outstanding seeing that he went unsold throughout the LPL public sale, however was signed by the Dambulla franchise after their pressured possession change had provided up the chance to herald unsigned gamers.
Sri Lanka squad for T20I collection vs India
Charith Asalanka (capt), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Janith Perera (wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando
