Media Release
8th October 2026
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain of the national men’s team.
The decision was taken by the Selection Committee at a meeting held today at SLC headquarters.
The upcoming two-match Test series in Pakistan will be his first assignment as Test captain.
Mendis has represented Sri Lanka in 75 Test matches and a total of 343 international matches across all three formats.
