Sangakkara quits Sri Lanka captaincy | Selectors Resign

[Appuhami]

Sanga to resign from Captaincy http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/10745-sanga-to-resign-from-captaincy.html sanga resigns

[kabira]

He only retired from ODI and T20, so he is still test captain. I guess he does not have to keep wickets in Tests. Perhaps if SL board can ask him not to keep wickets as well in ODI and T20, he would continue.

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Sangakkara quits Sri Lanka captaincy More.. ESPNcricinfo staff April 5, 2011 Kumar Sangakkara has stepped down as captain of Sri Lanka's ODI and T20 teams but has offered to continue as the Test captain on an interim basis for the forthcoming series against England and Australia "if this is considered helpful for the new captain". He will continue as a player in all formats of the game. His decision, revealed on Tuesday, comes days after he led Sri Lanka to the World Cup final. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews are among those tipped to take charge of the limited-overs' sides, while Thilan Samaraweera is being discussed as an option to lead the Test team. Sangakkara was one of the highest scorers in the 2011 World Cup and scored 48 in their defeat to India in the final. "I would like to announce that after careful consideration I have concluded that it is in the best long-term interests of the team that I step down now as national captain so that a new leader can be properly groomed for the 2015 World Cup in Australia", a statement from Sangakkara said. "This was a decision I made prior to the 2011 World Cup. I will be 37 by the next World Cup and I cannot therefore be sure of my place in the team. It is better that Sri Lanka is led now by a player who will be at the peak of their career during that tournament. "It has been a true honour and a great privilege to serve my country as captain during the past two years and, although bitterly disappointed that we could not win the final, I am very proud of the performances of the team.

[Retard]

Indeed, i was expecting it to go something like that

[Karan114]

He only retired from ODI and T20' date=' so he is still test captain. I guess he does not have to keep wickets in Tests. Perhaps if SL board can ask him not to keep wickets as well in ODI and T20, he would continue.[/quote'] No, he is going to quit Test captaincy as well but has offered to stay on for the next two series (England and Australia) only if they need more time to appoint the next captain in that form.

[achilles]

I will miss him everytime there is a toss.

[Sachin=GOD]

I will miss him everytime there is a toss.

I will miss even more everytime there is a press conference...........matches ke baad Whine kaun karage ab :hitler:

[daryl1985]

They will miss him as he is a good captain but he did the sensible thing thing given the fact that he will be very old for the next WC. The new captain will have great support from Sanga and Mahela. However, there are no obvious candidates. Angelo Matthews is the only obvious candidate but he will surely be under great pressure as he is pretty young and is the team's all-rounder.

[IKnowU]

:dc:

[achilles]

I will miss even more everytime there is a press conference...........matches ke baad Whine kaun karage ab :hitler:

Your loss will be felt Sanga :mama:

[Holysmoke]

tharanga

[Desi Cartman]

BAW should replace him :hitler:

[ganeshran]

Bye Bye Sanga... We all will miss you .............. NOT

[Prakat]

Dhoni as Veeru Sanga as Jai

SU2K29QZG4k

Don't miss the specially minted coin in the end...

[vaibhav_delhi]

They are showing on India TV that Dhoni is a 'Kaptaankhor' :hysterical: 'pehle shoiab malik, phir jayawardina, phir pieterson, phir pontng aur ab sangakara ki kaptaani kha gaya, aur ab afridi ka number hai'

[Aaku]

They are showing on India TV that Dhoni is a 'Kaptaankhor' :hysterical: 'pehle shoiab malik, phir jayawardina, phir pieterson, phir pontng aur ab sangakara ki kaptaani kha gaya, aur ab afridi ka number hai'

Yaa mee too watching:giggle::giggle::giggle:

[yoda]

Good decision, although I am not sure they need to start with a new captain right now for 2015.

[vaibhav_delhi]

Yaa mee too watching:giggle::giggle::giggle:

[ganeshran]

They are showing on India TV that Dhoni is a 'Kaptaankhor' :hysterical: 'pehle shoiab malik, phir jayawardina, phir pieterson, phir pontng aur ab sangakara ki kaptaani kha gaya, aur ab afridi ka number hai'

India TV - :facepalm: This channel should be banned

[vaibhav_delhi]

India TV - :facepalm: This channel should be banned

To answer your question of other thread: Kulshekhar is an Indian name, so I couldn't have been racist. n ofcourse I didnt mean to be one either...