Angelo Mathews has been announced as Sri Lanka's limited overs captain six months after his resignation from the post. The 30-year-old had stepped down following a series defeat against Zimbabwe in July.
Angelo Mathwes missed several games in 2017 due to a series of ankle, hamstring and quadriceps injuries. His team lost 23 of the 29 ODIs they had played last year. As a result, there was a demand from the newly appointed head coach to maintain stability in captaincy untill 2019 World Cup.
"When I stepped down I never thought of taking over the captaincy again. But as soon as we came back from India, the president had a discussion with me. Also Hathu aiya [Chandika Hathurusingha], and the selectors spoke to me and asked me to consider taking up the captaincy again," he reportedly said regarding the captaincy.
"I 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've had a few captains over the last few months because of injuries. The other captains did a good job, though we didn't get the results. But going into the World Cup we need that stability," he added.
"I've also known Hathu aiya for a long time and I know how he operates. He's not here just to survive. It'll be very easy to work with him. Cricket has given me a lot. If I turn my back in the hour of need I'll not have done right by cricket." Angelo concluded.