Shanaka to captain Lanka against India

Dasun Shanaka on Friday became the 10th Sri Lanka captain in the past four years when he was named skipper of a 23-member squad for the six-match white ball series against India, starting here on July 18.

The squad was announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) after getting approval from sports minister Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Recently sacked captain Kusal Perera will be missing due to a knee injury along with leftarm pacer Binura Fernando, who is nursing an ankle injury. Following the COVID positive tests of batting coach Grant Flower and data analyst GT Niroshan, Sri Lanka has some good news as no player who returned from England has been infected by the virus. The SLC has managed to put out its first team on the park despite a dispute over central contracts.

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