COLOMBO
\nStar all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, on Thursday, decided to step down as Sri Lanka T20I captain following the team\u2019s dismal campaign at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2024.
\n\u201cSri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform the public that National Men\u2019s T20I Captain Wanindu Hasaranga has decided to resign from the captaincy,\u201d the Sri Lankan cricketing body said in a statement.
\nAccording to the cricketing body, Hasaranga said it is in the best interest of Sri Lanka Cricket that he decided to relinquish the captaincy duties and remain in the side as a player.
\n\u201cSri Lanka will always have my utmost best efforts as a player, and I will support and stand by my team and leadership as always,\u201d said Hasaranga in his resignation letter.
\nFor the unversed, the all-rounder was appointed as the T20I captain last year and only led the team in 10 matches.
\nHasaranga was given the leadership duty following his all-round and captaincy masterclass in the previous edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
\nHe set the tournament ablaze, finishing as the leading wicket-taker and leading run-scorer and led Kandy to their maiden LPL title.
\nWanindu Hasaranga is currently leading Kandy Falcons in the ongoing LPL 2024. His side, the defending champions, are currently at the bottom of the standings with just four points in six matches.
\nSri Lanka, under Hasaranga\u2019s captaincy, had a campaign to remember in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024 as the former champions could secure only one victory in the tournament.
\nThe 2014 champions finished third in Group D of the mega event which saw eventual finalists South Africa and Bangladesh, advancing into the Super Eights stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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