The new Sri Lanka Test and one-day Cricket Captain is Tillekeratne Dilshan. The Sri Lankan Cricket Selectors comprising Duleep Mendis (chairman), Brendon Kuruppu, Ranjit Madurusinghe, Don Anurasiri and Chaminda Mendis who met yesterday were unanimous in their choice and gave Dilshan the nod. Dilshan replaces Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara who resigned as the one-day captain after the 2011 World Cup debacle in Mumbai, had said that he was available to lead the country in Test cricket if required.
But the Selectors after careful consideration, settled for the dashing opening batsman who has shown good all round form in recent times. Dilshan thus becomes the 11th Sri Lankan captain.
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