COLOMBO: Mahela Jayawardene has announced here on Wednesday to resign as captain of the Sri Lanka's cricket team and said that the upcoming Test series in Pakistan would be his last series as captain.
The 31-year-old batsman said he has decided to resign in the best interest of the Sri Lankan cricket.
Jayawardene said that he has taken the decision after thoroughly considering it and it was the right time to leave the captaincy.
He said that the captaincy should be handed over to a young player for going into preparations for the 2011 World Cup.
Jayawardene said that the two-Test series in Pakistan would be his last series as captain.
The 31-year-old batsman said he has decided to resign in the best interest of the Sri Lankan cricket.
Jayawardene said that he has taken the decision after thoroughly considering it and it was the right time to leave the captaincy.
He said that the captaincy should be handed over to a young player for going into preparations for the 2011 World Cup.
Jayawardene said that the two-Test series in Pakistan would be his last series as captain.
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