Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene (left) watched by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during a ICC World Cup during Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai upon Apr 2. Jayawardene give up as vice-captain, a day after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down as one-day as well as Twenty20 skipper.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene upon Wednesday give up as vice-captain, a day after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down as one-day as well as Twenty20 skipper.
“I consider it’s time to pierce on, give a reins to someone younger in a team,” Jayawardene told AFP.
Jayawardene, 33, was declared vice-captain for a 2011 World Cup, where Sri Lanka mislaid to India by 6 wickets in a final in Mumbai final week notwithstanding his considerable century.
Sri Lanka Cricket authority D. S. de Silva pronounced a ruling physique had supposed Jayawardene’s resignation.
“The selectors will lay down in a subsequent dual to 3 days to select a captain as well as vice-captain,” de Silva told reporters.
Jayawardene, who has scored 9,527 runs in Tests as well as 9,423 in one-day internationals, give up as Sri Lanka’s captain in Feb 2009.
Sangakkara stood down upon Tuesday to concede selectors to husband latest leaders for a subsequent cricket World Cup in 2015.
Sri Lanka’s subsequent general choice is a debate of England in May-July for 3 Tests as well as 5 one-dayers.
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