Shanaka to lead 23-man Sri Lanka squad in India series

The all-rounder will take over from the injured Kusal Perera, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury.

Shanaka in action during the England series.

Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka in the limited-overs series against India, replacing Kusal Perera who is sidelined with a shoulder injury, the country's cricket board said on Friday.

Since Perera took over in May, Sri Lanka have lost all three series and Sanaka had been tipped by the local media to become Sri Lanka's 10th one-day captain in the last five years.

"Kusal Perera will not be able to take part in the ODI and the T20I series against India owing to an injury," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement before announcing the squad.

The wicketkeeper-batsman suffered a right shoulder sprain in training ahead of Sunday's first India one-dayer, the SLC said.

With fellow stumper Niroshan Dickwella also unavailable through suspension after breaching bio-bubble protocols in England, Sri Lanka named young wicketkeepers Minod Bhanuka and Lahiru Udara in their squad.

Left-arm fast bowler Binura Fernando will miss the three one-dayers against India after spraining his left ankle during practice but will be available for the T20 matches.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead a second-string India squad against Sri Lanka as several of their frontline players are in England preparing for a five-test series against Joe Root's team starting on August 4.