Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Mahela Jaywardena has resigned from captaincy of T20 cricket team with immediate effect .he has announced this decision soon after Sri Lanka lost the final match of T20 International Cricket Tournament to the West Indies yesterday (07).Addressing the media after the match Mahela has said that he had taken this decision before starting the tournament and even informed that to selection committee headed by Asantha De Mel."selectors are fine with the decision" he has said.however he will remain as the captain of both limited over (50 over) and Test Teams for one year and to be taken a decision on stepping down from these posts as well afterwards Sri Lankan skipper stressed.
Sri Lanka lost the all important final match played yesterday with West Indies in R.Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in front of more than 35,000 local cricket fans who were expected vitory of the local team by 36 runs.after Sri Lankan bowlers did well to restrict West Indian batsman to 137 in their 20 overs except main strike bowler lasith malinga Sri Lanka's batting failed miserably due to poor batting as last 7 wickets have fallen for 51 runs.
Meanwhile International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Mahela as the captain of ICC's T20 cricket team.
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