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Mahela Jayawardene quits Twenty20 captaincy


Mahela Jayawardene has withdrawn his name from Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain after loosing the final of the T20 World against West Indies in Colombo.


He stated he will remain captain for the ODI and Test teams and available for Twenty20 selection.

Jayawardene, 35, said: "I had a chat to the selectors before this tournament started. I was going to step down from T20 captaincy after this World Cup, I personally feel that for Sri Lanka going forward we need a younger leader. It's a great opportunity for somebody to start in that T20 format. I've spoken to the selectors and they were quite happy with that choice."

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