LUCKNOW, India, Oct 15 (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.
Mendis is among the tournament's top scorers with 198 runs in two games and his first match as captain will be Monday's clash with Australia who are also without a win in the group stage.
"I am very happy to have the captaincy and I hope to play in the future in the same way as I have played so far, because I don't have anything to change," Mendis told reporters on Sunday.
Mendis said Sri Lanka would miss all-rounder Shanaka, describing his absence as a "significant disadvantage".
Moreover, when we previously lost Wanidu Hasaranga, we made an addition to the team to compensate for his absence," Mendis said.
Persons:
Lanka's Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Mendis, I've, Wanidu Hasaranga, Rohith Nair, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Thomson
Locations:
LUCKNOW, India, Tuesday's, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bengaluru