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Kusal Mendis back as Sri Lanka captain for ODIs and T20s against West Indies
- On Monday, Sri Lanka's selection panel announced Kusal Mendis as captain for both ODI and T20 formats for the upcoming West Indies tour, with the team departing Tuesday to play two Tests, three ODIs and T20s.
- Under the new interim administration, the restructured selection panel retained Dhananjaya de Silva as Test captain with Kamindu Mendis as his deputy, while Mendis also serves as vice-captain for both white ball teams.
- The Test squad includes uncapped batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara and fast bowler Isitha Wijesundera, while Dasun Shanaka was selected only for the T20 squad and Charith Asalanka only for the ODI team.
- Fast bowler Nuwan Thushara secured T20 selection after the previous Sri Lanka Cricket administration refused to grant him an NOC for Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL campaign, a dispute he pursued through legal action.
- The multi-format tour represents the interim administration's first comprehensive test across all formats, with three separate squads led by Dhananjaya de Silva in Tests and Kusal Mendis across both white ball formats.
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SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket) recently came forward and announced their squads for the upcoming multi-format series against the West Indies. It is worth noting that Sri Lanka will take on the Windies across three ODIs and three T20Is and will top it off with a two-game Test series. The three ODIs will be played between June 3 and 8, with the T20Is slated to be held on June 12, 14, and 15. The two-game Test series will begin on June 25. Sri Lanka will…
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Kusal Mendis back as Sri Lanka captain for ODIs and T20s against West Indies
Sri Lanka has handed the captaincy of its one-day and Twenty20 teams back to Kusal Mendis while retaining Dhananjaya de Silva as skipper for the tests on next month's cricket tour of the West Indies.
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