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Sri Lanka is one of the biggest cricket names that produced many cricket legends who ruled in cricket. In this article, we are going to see the most successful captain in the history of Sri Lankan cricket. Sri Lanka Cricket has shown their rise in the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga and won their first-ever world cup in 1996. After this many more cricketers like Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, and Kumar Sangakkara came, performed, and became the captain. According to
cricket news, Sri Lankan cricket is in a transition period after the retirement of their senior cricketer. Sri Lanka has found a captain, Dhasun Shanka, and hopes he will recreate the legacy of cricket. Let’s see the list of the most successful captains of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka won the world cup once, and Ranatunga was the leader of the team. A left-hander batter who is far more talented than the stats and known for his captaincy. He looked aggressive, innovative, confrontational, and arrogant when he was on the field leading Sri Lanka. Ranatunga's leadership was the prime reason behind Sri Lanka's first ever world cup. He lifted the world cup for his team against all odds.
A true leader who always got the back of their team. In a famous incident, umpire Ross Emerson called Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan for chucking against
England. He threatens that he will take their team off the field. According to
sports news cricket, he captained 52 test matches and won 12 matches, and captained 193 ODI matches, and won 89 matches. Later, he joined politics and became a member of parliament. He will always be remembered for his captaincy.
The modern-day cricketing legend from Sri Lanka. Jayawardene is the master of the technique and was one of the key players in the batting lineup of Sri Lanka. He reached Sri Lankan cricket to the new highest along with Kumar Sangakkara. Many Sri Lankan legends retired from
international cricket, but he ensured Sri Lanka will never miss them. His debut in the test will be an iconic moment of the match as Sri Lanka scored the highest 952 runs in the history of test cricket.
He is one of the finest captains of Sri Lankan cricket along with a world-class batter. In 2006, ICC gave him the best captain of the year, and he was also the captain of the world's best XI. According to
world cup cricket news, he led Sri Lanka in 38 test matches and 129 ODI matches. He won 18 test matches and 71 ODIs for his team.
Next on the list is Sanath Jayasuriya, an aggressive
who changed the way of playing cricket in the powerplay. Sri Lanka cricket rises with the Sanath Jayasuriya. In 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya brought a storm into the cricket field and showed the world in the 1996 world cup what he can do. He started taking advantage of the field restriction in the powerplay, and an interesting fact is that his strike rate never ended less than 83 after 1996. Just after the 1996 world cup, he hit the fastest ODI hundred in 48 balls and the fastest ODI half-century. Later, his
of the fastest hundred got broken, but his record of the fastest half-century still stands.
According to cricket news, he led Sri Lanka in 38 test matches and 118 ODI matches and won 18 test matches and 66 ODI matches.
Next on the list is Angelo Mathews; a very good
who can bat anywhere in the middle order and is a medium-pace bowler. He may not have much achievement like other players on the list have, but leading Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene is a big achievement in itself. He led Sri Lanka in the 2015 world cup but was eliminated in the quarter-final. It was the first time since 1999 when Sri Lanka was eliminated before the semis. The bad phase for Sri Lanka started in 2015 because all the big names started retiring, but Angelo Mathews is still there in the middle to support the team.
He captained 34 test matches and 106 ODI matches and won 13 test matches and 49 ODI matches.
Next on the list is Marvan Atapattu, another cricketing legend who led Sri Lanka and has one of the best win percentages. He started his career on a wrong note but later became the mainstay of the Sri Lanka batting lineup. He has led Sri Lanka in 63 ODI matches and won 35 matches.
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