Mahela Jayawardene quits T20 captaincy ? Cricket News Roundup ? Part II ? October 8, 2012
Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as Sri Lanka?s T20 skipper shortly after his side?s 36-run defeat to West Indies in the World T20 final, at Colombo on Sunday.
This was Sri Lanka?s fourth defeat in a World Cup final, second in World T20, and the luckless Jayawardene was part of all the four squads that lost the World Cup finals to Australia, Pakistan, India and this time to the resurgent Caribbean unit. Jayawardene announced to quit the T20 captaincy, however, he will continue leading the ODI and Test sides, and will assess his future after the tour of Australia later this year.
?I was going to step down from T20 captaincy after this World Cup. I personally feel that for Sri Lanka, going forward, we need a younger leader,? said Jayawardene at the post-match press conference on Sunday. ?I?ll remain captain in the Tests and ODIs till the Australia series in December and then take a call on my future as captain,? he added further.
Swashbuckling Indian opener?Virender Sehwag has been declared fit to play for Delhi daredevils in the latest edition of the Champions League T20, which gets underway in South Africa, on October 9.
The Delhi dasher had injured his left ankle during India?s one-run win over the Proteas in their final Super Eights match, in Sri Lanka last week. However, MRI scans of the injured ankle revealed nothing serious and Sehwag will be leaving for the rainbow nation in a couple of days.
?There is no problem with Sehwag?s MRI...He is fit enough to with the team. He will leave for South Africa in a couple of days,? a source told?Mail Today?on Monday.
Jayawardene has been named as the captain of the International Cricket Council?s T20 team of the tournament, named by an ICC panel on Monday.
The five member panel picked up three Sri Lankans and two players each from West Indies and Australia?s World T20 squads, which participated in the latest edition of the marquee tournament. India, Pakistan and New Zealand have all got one representation, while South Africa are the only major cricketing nation without a representative in the side.
Team: Chris Gayle (West Indies), Shane Watson (Australia), Virat Kohli (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka - captain), Luke Wright (England), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Marlon Samuels (West Indies), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Mitchell Starc (Australia), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)?
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