Colombo, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka appoints Kusal Mendis as Test captain

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2026-10-08

Sri Lanka's cricket board appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain on Thursday, replacing Dhananjaya de Silva who stepped down ahead of selection for next month's two-match series against Pakistan. The upcoming Test series will be Mendis's first assignment as national skipper, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The 31-year-old played his first Test in 2015 against West Indies in Colombo. He has played 75 Tests and scored 4,836 runs. De......

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