Allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed skipper of the Sri Lankan Test team. -AP
Allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva will take over from Dimuth Karunaratne as captain of Sri Lanka's Test side, the country's cricket board has announced.
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Karunaratne skippered Sri Lanka in 30 Tests over four years, winning 12, losing 12 and drawing six.
Spin-bowling allrounder de Silva, who has played 51 Tests, will begin his tenure with a one-off Test against Afghanistan next month.
The change comes after SLC replaced Dasun Sanaka as white-ball captain on Sunday, putting Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga in charge of the one-day and T20 squads respectively.
Sri Lanka finished ninth of 10 teams at the 50-overs World Cup in India late last year, which prompted SLC to install a new selection committee led by former opener Upul Tharanga.
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