Sri Lanka sacks Thisara Perera; to name new captain next week

Colombo, Jan 4 (CRICKETNMORE) - Hours after sacking Thisara Perera as the One-day International (ODI) captain, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced that they will name a new limited overs skipper next Tuesday. The SLC said it would name

"Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will announce its limited over captain on January 9," it further stated.

A series of losses, most recently to India, have affected the morale of the Islanders who will next tour Bangladesh later this month.