The Subcontinent Giants - Best current Asian Test XI

6. Angelo Matthews (Sri Lanka):

Robust batting technique, nagging consistency with the ball, and athleticism on the field, all set off by an imperturbable temperament, have made Angelo Mathews one of Sri Lanka’s most prized assets and a figure on which the team hangs many hopes.

He rose quickly since earning wide acclaim with an acrobatic save in the 2009 World Twenty20, and in February 2013, became Sri Lanka’s youngest ever Test captain at 25, after having been groomed for the post for two years.

Mathews will always be remembered in Sri Lankan cricket history as the one who saw the team through the transition. He has been working with the objective of building a team for the future.