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    "excerpt": "Sri Lanka Test: Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed as the captain of the Sri Lanka Test team, replacing Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief selector Upul Tharanga said.\n",
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    "editor1": "Sri Lanka Test: Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed as the captain of the Sri Lanka Test team, replacing Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief selector Upul Tharanga said.\n<p>When he leads, Dhananjaya will become the 18th cricketer to lead Sri Lanka in men\u2019s Test matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhananjaya boasts an impressive record of 51 Test appearances, including ten centuries and 13 fifties. His first assignment kicks off with a one-off Test against Afghanistan on February 6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karunaratne, his predecessor, had led Sri Lanka in 30 Tests, winning 12, losing 12 and drawing six games from 2019 to 2023. In his first series as captain, in 2018\/19, Karunaratne had famously become the first Asian captain to win a Test series in South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka will begin 2024 with a separate captain for every format. They have replaced Dasun Shanaka in both limited-overs formats and appointed Kusal Mendis as captain in ODIs and Wanindu Hasaranga in T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Island will host Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in January. Of them, Afghanistan will play a Test match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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