Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka Ruled Out of World Cup; Chamika Karunaratne to Replace Him

The Sri Lankan team has suffered a big setback in the One Day World Cup 2023. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup 2023 due to injury. Chamika Karunaratne has been included in the team in place of Dasun Shanaka.

The ICC Technical Committee has given permission to include Chamika Karunaratne in the Sri Lankan team. Chamika Karunaratne has played 23 ODI matches for Sri Lanka.

Dasun Shanaka complained of an injury to the right thigh muscle in a match against Pakistan on October 10. It may take three weeks for him to recover.

🚨 The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Chamika Karunaratne as a replacement for Dasun Shanaka in the Sri Lankan squad.

Karunaratne who has played 23 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Shanaka was ruled out due to a right thigh… pic.twitter.com/pgejuMWjVw

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 14, 2023