Wanindu Hasaranga steps down as T20 Captain
Wanindu Hasaranga steps down as SL T20 Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga on Thursday resigned as Sri Lanka’s captain in T20 Internationals forward of the upcoming three-match sequence in opposition to India (Wanindu Hasaranga steps down as Sri Lanka T20 Captain). India will tour Sri Lanka for a limited-overs sequence, beginning with three T20 matches to be performed on the Pallekele Worldwide Stadium on July 26, 27 and 29, adopted by three ODIs in Colombo. An announcement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket (SCL) stated, “Sri Lanka Cricket needs to tell the general public that the nationwide males’s 20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga has determined to resign from the captaincy.”
Nationwide Males’s T20I Captain Wanindu Hasaranga has determined to resign from the captaincy.
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The assertion stated, “Hasaranga stated that it’s in the most effective curiosity of Sri Lanka cricket that he determined to relinquish the duty of captaincy and stay within the workforce as a participant.” Hasaranga’s final project as Sri Lanka captain was within the T20 World Cup, the place the 2014 champions did not make it to the Tremendous Eight spherical. Hasaranga was quoted as saying within the assertion,
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“As a participant, I’ll all the time do my greatest for Sri Lanka and I’ll assist and stand by my workforce and management as all the time.” SLC stated it had accepted Hasranga’s resignation. SLC stated, “Sri Lanka Cricket, whereas accepting his resignation, wish to convey that Hasranga will proceed to be an essential participant for us in our worldwide cricket plans.”
