World Cup 2019: Team-wise one blunder made by the selectors
Selectors have taken some tough decisions while picking the World Cup squads but few players deserved to be in the team.
7. Sri Lanka – New captain out of nowhere
Dimuth Karunarathne who last played an ODI during 2015 World Cup, will lead Sri Lanka in the upcoming event. No wonder this decision has surprised a lot of people. The 30-year old has just played 17 ODIs and scored a mere 190 runs at a poor average of less than 16.
His name was not even in the consideration until Sri Lanka‘s historic Test series win in South Africa is another glaring fact. Karunaratne was the Test captain then and that has played part in this decision. Lasith Malinga was the ODI captain in the previous series and he could’ve been the best bet for them. Nevertheless, selectors had other plans and the Lankan plans can only hope that the skipper is not changed midway through the tournament now.
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