Cricket-Mendis happy to take over as Sri Lanka captain


Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - October 7, 2023 Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis in action REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis will not change his aggressive batting approach after taking over the captaincy two games into the World Cup when team mate Dasun Shanaka was ruled out of the tournament with injury.

Shanaka sustained a thigh muscle injury in Tuesday's six-wicket loss to Pakistan and the 32-year-old will need three weeks to recover, with Chamika Karunaratne replacing him in the squad.

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