Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Kusal Mendis as the new captain of the national men’s Test cricket team. The national team’s Test captaincy became vacant following Dhananjaya de Silva’s resignation from the role.
Mendis’s first assignment as the new Test captain will be to lead the team in the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan.
Mendis is an experienced player who has represented Sri Lanka in 75 Test matches. Overall, he has represented the country in 343 matches across the Test, ODI, and T20 formats.