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Mathews to step down as Captain?

Captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team, Angelo Mathews will be stepping down as captain, sources revealed.

Accordingly, reports indicate that Mathews is due to submit his letter of resignation to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today (12).

Sources say that Angelo Mathews made the decision to resign following the Sri Lankan team’s recent defeat to Zimbabwe in the ODI series, which was subjected to much criticism.

Angelo Mathews, during his tenure as team captain, captained 34 test matches, 98 ODIs and 12 Twenty20 matches.

Dinesh Chandimal is tipped to be appointed as the new skipper of the team.

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