Sri Lanka on Tuesday reappointed senior all-rounder Angelo Mathews as their limited-overs captain after Thisara Perera led the team during their disastrous tour of India late last year.<\/p>\n
Mathews, who returned to the job from which he had resigned six months ago, was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo, \u201cWhen I stepped down I never thought of taking over the captaincy again.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as soon as we came back from India, the president had a discussion with me. Also Hathu aiya (Chandika Hathurusingha, Sri Lanka\u2019s new coach), and the selectors spoke to me and asked me to consider taking up the captaincy again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mathews had quit Sri Lanka\u2019s limited-overs captaincy after the team sunk to a new low last year, losing an ODI series to Zimbabwe at home. Sri Lanka had a poor run across formats in 2017, losing as many as 40 matches out of 57.<\/p>\n
Mathews\u2019 task will not be easier after Sri Lanka lost 23 out of 29 ODIs they played in 2017, including a no-result, whereas in T20s, they suffered defeats in 10 games out of 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cI took a few a few days to think about it and because of a few reasons I decided to accept. We need stability running into the World Cup. We\u2019ve had a few captains over the last few months because of injuries. The other captains did a good job, though we didn\u2019t get the results. But going into the World Cup we need that stability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Putting his trust on the newly-appointed coach Hathurusingha, Mathews said he is looking for a positive future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve also known Hathu aiya for a long time and I know how he operates. He\u2019s not here just to survive. It\u2019ll be very easy to work with him. Cricket has given me a lot. If I turn my back in the hour of need I\u2019ll not have done right by cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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