Kusal Perera named Sri Lanka captain for ODIs in Bangladesh, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne dropped

Kusal Perera has been named captain of Sri Lanka for the first time in his career as the team gets ready to leave for Bangladesh for the 3-match ODI series starting May 23.

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Wednesday named the 18-member national squad for the upcoming one-day international series in Bangladesh, surprising everyone by naming Kusal Perera as the captain with Kusal Mendis as his deputy. Sri Lanka announce 18-man squad for 3-match ODI series vs Bangladesh.Kusal Perera as CaptainKusal Mendis as Vice CaptainREAD: https://t.co/Ucn0OTn4dX #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/A7aivoNJUC — Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) May 12, 2021 Former captains Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have been dropped as the Lankan selectors decided to go for youth rather than experience for the three-match series in Dhaka starting May 23.