Sri Lanka replace Dasun Shanaka and split white-ball captaincy

Kusal Mendis has been placed in charge of the ODI team, while star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is the new T20I skipper for the upcoming visit of Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka have replaced Dusan Shanaka as white-ball captain, with the roles now split across all three formats.

Kusal Mendis has been placed in charge of the ODI team, while star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is the new T20I skipper.

Mendis was at the helm through much of the recent 50-over World Cup following an injury to allrounder Shanaka, who has been named in both preliminary limited-over squads for upcoming series against Zimbabwe despite losing the captaincy.

Charith Asalanka has been appointed as vice-captain across the 50-over and T20 sides, with Hasaranga still on the comeback trail having not played for Sri Lanka since the final of the World Cup qualifier in July against the Netherlands.

^{Wanindu Hasaranga is set to captain Sri Lanka in the T20I series against Zimbabwe (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images)}

He has been out with a hamstring issue since then but captained Colombo on December 30 in a List A contest that was ultimately washed out.

He has prior captaincy experience, having won the Lanka Premier League title earlier in 2023, while Mendis also leads a team in the competition.

Dimuth Karunaratne remains Sri Lanka's Test captain.

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