“Sri Lanka Cricket needs [De Silva] the easiest for the rest of his profession and thanks him for the management he supplied to our Check workforce,” SLC chief govt Ashley de Silva mentioned in a press release, which additionally acknowledged that SLC “welcomes his continued availability as a participant”.
The resignation got here throughout a modest – although not fairly disastrous – stretch for the Check facet, which has misplaced each sequence this 12 months 1-0, first within the West Indies, then at residence towards India. Total, Sri Lanka’s file underneath de Silva is seven wins, eight losses and three attracts. De Silva’s greatest 12 months as captain was 2024 because the workforce recorded a 2-0 sequence win in Bangladesh, then produced a victory at The Oval (in a sequence they in any other case misplaced 2-1), earlier than beating New Zealand 2-0 at residence. There was, nevertheless, additionally a stretch of 4 consecutive defeats towards South Africa (away) and Australia (at residence), between late 2024 and early 2025.
However probably the most notable function of Sri Lanka’s Check cricket underneath his tenure was the infrequency of matches.
After Sri Lanka wrapped up a 1-0 residence sequence victory towards Bangladesh in June 2025, the workforce had no Checks on their schedule for a full 12 months. They’re additionally at present within the midst of a WTC cycle that options simply 12 Checks for them – the minimal quantity. De Silva has repeatedly spoken in regards to the important challenges posed by such a naked schedule, significantly for the Check specialists.