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Dhananjaya de Silva steps down as Sri Lanka Test captain

ESPNcricinfo · 8 October 2026 at 1:20 pm

Dhananjaya de Silva steps down as Sri Lanka Test captain

Sri Lanka's next Test assignment is in Pakistan in November, and Dhananjaya de Silva has kept himself available for selection for it

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