![Sri Lanka's one-day and twenty20 cricket captain Angelo Mathews (R) addresses a press conference as coach Chandika Hathurusingha (L) looks on in Colombo on January 9, 2018.
Sri Lanka on January 9 announced Angelo Mathews would return as skipper for limited-overs cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup, just six months after the allrounder stepped down from the post. / AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5SKUECWEFRZ26NKDNSTOBJLDJE.jpg?smart=true&auth=e88423dbba39c7eb74a37d08be16e89ac59b645b55b716ca97b4093c96d0f9d0&width=400&height=225)
Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, left, is leading a revival in Sri Lanka's fortunes on the field. AFP
Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, left, is leading a revival in Sri Lanka's fortunes on the field. AFP
'National duty' compels Angelo Mathews to return as Sri Lanka's limited-overs cricket captain
The move comes as a surprise after 30-year-old all-rounder quit last July as captain in all three formats of game following repeated bouts of injury
Agence France Presse
12 September, 2018