Fast bowler Lasith Malinga was appointed the captain of the Sri Lanka Twenty20 team by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday (2).
Malinga will remain as captain of Sri Lanka Twenty20 team till the end of the ICC World T20 in India in April.
President of SLC Thilanga Sumathipala stated that Malinga’s appointment as Sri Lanka Twenty20 skipper will be effective from the bilateral three-match against India, followed by the Asia Cup in Bangladesh both this month before the ICC World T20 in India in March.
Sumathipala confirmed that Sri Lanka Test and ODI skipper Angelo Mathews has been appointed as the vice captain of the Twenty20 side while Dinesh Chandimal will be his deputy.
At the ICC World Twenty20 Championship 2014 held Dhaka, Bangladesh, Malinga led the side after appointed skipper Dinesh Chandimal stepped down due to his poor form.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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