Srilanka Are In A Spot Of Bother After The Recent Failures In England And Were Only Able To Make Hay In The Last Odi And Move Up Ahead Of South Africa And Zimbabwe Due To Rain. (Both Teams Have Played Less Matches Than Srilanka)
In Comes, Dasun Shanaka! The Series Winner Of Pakistan When They Were Ranked No.01 In The World. It Should also Be Noted That The Party Which Travelled To Pakistan Was Also A Youthful Squad But Under Very Very Effective And Masterful Captains, Dasun Shanaka And Lahiru Thirimanne. Kusal Perera The Recently Appointed Skipper On The Other Hand Has No Captaincy Experience Having Led His Club Only For Two Or Three Matches In The Absence Of The Regular Skipper. Thus, How Is It Justificable For Him To Be Srilanka’s Captain? It Has Also Hampered His Natural Game As Observed By His Recent Statistics. Thus, T20i Captaincy Should Be Given To Dasun Shanaka And The Odi Squad Could Well Use A Leader Like Him Or Dhanjay De Silva. The Odi Squad Should Reclaim Only The Expertise Of Angel Mathews As He Has Been Of Good Form But He Should Not Be Taken Into T20is Due To Poor Form. Time Has Come For Dimuth To Be Relived Of OdI Captaincy Partly Due To The New Youth Policy.
*Kusal Also Used Resources Poorly As He Didn’t Give Dhanjaya Lakshan To Bowl Any Overs Let Alone Him Bowling In The Powerplay Where He Is Effective. Dasun Shanaka’s Bowling Was Also Not Made Use Of. Praveen Jayawickrama Was Also Not Used.
Srilanka T20I Squad
1. Avishkha Fernando
2. Kusal Perera (WK)
3. Bhanukha Rajapaskhe (VC)
4. Dhananjaya De Silva
5. Oshada Fernando (As No Option Left)
6. Wanindu Hasaranga
7. Dasun Shanaka (C)
8. Dhanjaya Lakshan
9. Ramesh Mendis
10. Binura Fernando (Instead Of Chamika Karunarathne For Power Hitting)
11. Dushmantha Chameera
12. Laskshan Sandakan (Based On Spinning Conditions Instead Of Binura)
13. Praveen Jayawickrama (Very Impressive In Test Debut And Has To Be Given A Chance In T20is To Bowl)
14. Isuru Udana ( Substitute)
15. Chamika Karunarathne (Substitute)
Srilanka ODI Squad
1. Avishkha Fernando
2. Kusal Perera (WK)
3. Lahiru Thirimanne (If He Can Make A Comeback And We Have The Time For 2023 WC) If Not, Opt For Roshen Silva Or Oshadha.
4. Angelo Matthews
5. Dhananjaya De Silva (VC)
6. Wanindu Hasaranga
7. Dasun Shanaka (C)
8. Dhanjaya Lakshan
9. Ramesh Mendis
10. Binura Fernando
11. Dushmantha Chameera
12. Roshen Silva (Not Given Much Chances)
13. Praveen Jayawickrama (Impressive Test Debut Hence Must Be Given A Chance)
14. Chamika Karunarathne (substitute)
15. Isuru Udana (Substitute)
We should give a chance for thirimanne.He is a very impressive opening player in this year
We should give a chance for thirimanne.He is a very impressive opening player in this year.Shanaka is a very good captain.
As Time Is Still Left For The CWC23 We Can Do That. However, You Should Understand The Mentality Of Our Selectors.