De Silva replaces Karunaratne as Sri Lanka Test captain

Spin-bowling allrounder de Silva, who has played 51 Tests, will begin his tenure with a one-off Test against Afghanistan next month.

The change comes after SLC replaced Dasun Sanaka as white-ball captain on Sunday, putting Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga in charge of the one-day and T20 squads respectively.

Sri Lanka finished ninth of 10 teams at the 50-overs World Cup in India late last year, which prompted SLC to install a new selection committee led by former opener Upul Tharanga.