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Kusal Mendis appointed Sri Lanka Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva steps down

ESPNcricinfo · 8 October 2026 at 4:15 pm

Kusal Mendis appointed Sri Lanka Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva steps down

Dhananjaya de Silva will remain available for selection when Sri Lanka next play Test cricket, in Pakistan in November

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