Sri Lanka Cricket: Turmoil in Sri Lankan cricket, blame will fall on the captain, preparations to remove Dasun Shanaka

New Delhi. Sri Lankan cricket team’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup once again remained unfulfilled. The co-host of the current tournament, Sri Lanka, bid farewell to the T20 World Cup with the defeat in its second Super-8 match against New Zealand. The Sri Lankan team, which had shown a strong performance in the group stage, had to face defeat from England in its first Super-8 match. The 2014 champion team has failed to reach the top-4 since then. Now a report has come out, in which it has been said that after the end of the T20 World Cup journey, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board is preparing to take big action. There is news that captain Dasun Shanaka and national selectors may be removed.

The team had started the tournament brilliantly and won three consecutive matches. But after this he had to face three consecutive defeats. Especially the two defeats in the Super-8 ended the hopes of reaching the semi-finals. Head coach Sanath Jayasuriya had already announced in January that he would step down after the tournament. In such a situation, a big change can be seen in the team.

According to AFP report, Dasun Shanaka and the national selectors may either resign themselves or be removed from the post in the coming days. According to the news agency, a source from Sri Lanka Cricket said, ‘We still have one match left in the tournament. After that match, we will sit and see what went wrong during the World Cup and then necessary steps will be taken.

What did Captain Shanaka say?
Sri Lanka is out of the title race after losing the Super-8 match of T20 World Cup 2026 by 61 runs at the hands of New Zealand. Captain Dasun Shanaka looked disappointed with this defeat. He said that it is really very shameful to disappoint the domestic audience. Shanaka said, ‘It is really shameful to disappoint the domestic audience. They have always been supporting us. We had a good start, but to be honest, the partnership between Mitchell Santner and Cole McConchie was excellent, which took the match away from us. Our plan was to restrict them to around 130 runs, but to be honest, they batted well even against our best bowlers. So we have to give them credit.

He further said, ‘The batsmen will have to take more responsibility in the top order. We cannot depend on one or two players. All batsmen will have to adopt positive options. Even if you get out while playing positively, you feel satisfied while returning to the dugout, but that did not happen here, we did not take chances. This is T20 cricket, intent and aggression has to be shown here.