New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Dasun Shanaka has been named as Sri Lanka's T20I captain until the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup, as per ESPNcricinfo.

New chief selector Pramodya Wickramasinghe announced Shanaka as captain while unveiling Sri Lanka's preliminary squad for the global tournament. The leadership change sees Shanaka replace Charith Asalanka, who had taken over the role after the last T20 World Cup in mid-2024.

"We decided that Dasun Shanaka should be captain until the end of the World Cup, after talking to head coach Sanath Jayasuriya as well," Wickramasinghe said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.

"The previous committee had chosen a list of 25 players. We spoke to Jerome Jayaratne, the head of the high performance, as well a...