Sri Lanka ODI and T20I captain Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis as captain of both the One-Day International and Twenty20 International teams for the upcoming multi-format tour of the West Indies. The selection marks a significant leadership change, with Mendis taking over the ODI role from Charith Asalanka and the T20I role from Dasun Shanaka. Dhananjaya de Silva will continue to lead the Test side.

The squads, announced Monday, feature the return of several key players from injury. Star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who missed the recent T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League season due to a left hamstring injury, has been included in both white-ball squads. Fast bowler Eshan Malinga also earns a recall after recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out of the World Cup. Paceman Dushmantha Chameera returns to the ODI squad.

Conversely, fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana remains unavailable, sidelined again after sustaining an injury during the IPL.

Kamindu Mendis has been named vice-captain for all three formats. The Test squad includes two uncapped players: batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara and fast-medium bowler Isitha Wijesundara. Other notable recalls for the Test...