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Should Thisara Perera be made Sri Lanka's T20I captain permanently?

BunnyRabbit

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I feel so. Upul Tharanga, in my opinion is not a leader. Thisara has shown more presence in the field in the 2 t20is than Tharanga in all 5 ODI's. The team looks united and a lot more galvanised in t20 series. It maybe due to the addition of a few players, change in captaincy or simply the change in format, as SL have been pretty successful this year in t20s.
Thisara's tactics were pretty poor in the first t20i but they improved considerably in the second match. I feel if he is given more time in the role, he might get a lot better. Plus his own role is an enigma for all the leaders. Mahela used him the best in my opinion. As the late order hitter and a partnership breaker as a bowler. Perera might know better how he should be used considering his performance in the World XI series was his best in last 2 3 years which came unsurprisingly under a different captain and staff.

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Tharanga certainly isn't the answer. Perera should be judged over a few games. PP get too excited over 1 good came for captains.

Tharanga shouldn't be the captain,not sure who of the candidates to replace him though.
 
Tharanga certainly isn't the answer. Perera should be judged over a few games. PP get too excited over 1 good came for captains.

Tharanga shouldn't be the captain,not sure who of the candidates to replace him though.

It's not about 1 good game, I said there is a lot of room of improvement, but he showed the signs of a leader in the second t20i.
Other options would be: Gunaratne, Chandimal/Thirimanne(both have captaincy experience but dont fit in the t20 team), Dhananjaya de Silva, Priyanjan(captained A team).

I personally believe Kandamby is the best leader in SL but age is not on his side (35 already) and hasn't done enough to get in the team.
 
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