Dhanjaya de Silva replaces star opening batter, becomes Sri Lanka’s Test Captain

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board and team management have recently come across a massive revelation as they have announced a new test captain for the team while naming Dhananjaya De Silva, who has presently replaced Karunaratne. Karunaratne had previously captained the side for 30 Test matches out of which he won 12 games, and had lost 12 matches by ending six as a draw. 

Dhananjaya De Silva has become the 18th Test captain for Sri Lanka and is expected to lead the Test side in Sri Lanka’s tour of England and the only Test match against Afghanistan. For the first time, Sri Lanka has named different captains for all three formats as the new team management named Kusal Mendis as the ODI captain and Wanidu Hasaranga as the T20I Captain. 

“I would have preferred to have the same captain for all three formats. But we are unable to do that at the moment with the players we have,” said Sri Lanka Chief Selector Upul Tharanga.

Karunaratne welcomes Dhananjaya De Silva as the 18th Test Captain for Sri Lanka 

In a recent post on his social media accounts, Karunaratne welcomed Dhananjaya De Silva as the next Test captain, where he handed over his crown to him. His post read, “Cricket Fans world over, as I finally hand over the reigns of the SL Test Captaincy [sic] after a decent and memorable stint, who better other than to you, Dhananjaya De Silva, an excellent all-round athlete in my books. 

He further wrote, “Dhana, I’ve watched you grow & develop into a very mature and fantastic Cricketer [sic] over the years. Smart, Ice cool and a very shrewd Cricket brain. I may add More so [sic] your own style you adopt, and also that very famous smile you always wear every time on & off the field! I am very Confident SL Test Cricket is in very safe hands and will be going forward through your tenure as Skipper [sic]. I’ll be there to support you on and off the field rest assured. Cheers and blessings Bro”