SL captain Shanaka ruled out of World Cup
Dasun Shanaka
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Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury, with Chamika Karunaratne approved as a replacement in the squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Saturday.
Shanaka sustained a right thigh muscle injury in Tuesday's six-wicket loss to Pakistan. The 32-year-old will need three weeks 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," the ICC said.
Karunaratne is already in India and has been travelling with the team as their reserve player and could come into contention to play Sri Lanka's next match against Australia in Lucknow on Monday.
In-form batter Kusal Mendis is the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad and is expected to step up and take the captaincy reins in the absence of Shanaka.
