According to RevSportz rumors, Dasun Shanaka would step down as Sri Lanka‘s captain before to the widely awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The major event is scheduled to occur in 10 locations in India from October 5 to November 19. On October 7 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi, Sri Lanka will play their opening match against South Africa.
One of Sri Lanka’s top all-around players, Dasun Shanaka, has been instrumental in turning the team into a formidable one.
Nevertheless, Sri Lanka Cricket will make its choice in light of the team’s appalling performance in the recently finished Asia Cup final in Colombo. Notably, Sri Lanka lost to India in the summit match in an embarrassing fashion by the score of 10-wickets, failing to repeat as regional champions.
In addition, despite the team’s success at the 16th Asia Cup, Dasun Shanaka has had a miserable season personally. The 32-year-old all-rounder has only scored 54 runs in six games.
#DasunShanaka could step down as #SL captain ahead of #CWC. pic.twitter.com/wVIzmOFq2i
— RevSportz (@RevSportz) September 20, 2023
Angelo Mathews will probably be selected for Sri Lanka’s World Cup roster.
Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews is anticipated to be added to Sri Lanka’s ODI World Cup lineup. The 36-year-old has not competed in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which was held in Zimbabwe in June 2023, despite his impressive ODI record.
Angelo Mathews likely to be named in Sri Lanka’s ODI World Cup squad. #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/hGXOQ3ANok
— RevSportz (@RevSportz) September 20, 2023
The veteran middle-order batsman has 5865 runs scored in 221 ODIs at an average of 41.01 and an 83.09 strike rate. In the format, he has scored three hundreds and 40 half-centuries, with his best score being an unbroken 139. One of just 22 players in history to have scored over 5,000 runs and taken over 100 wickets, he was also a fantastic spinner, claiming 120 wickets.
In addition, Mathews was second only to Kusal Perera in terms of runs scored for Sri Lanka during the 2019 World Cup. He scored 244 runs at an average of 40.66 in seven games during the tournament, including 100 runs against India.
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