Dilshan's own first assignment as captain had been Sri Lanka's tour of England, but broke his finger during his 193 at Lord's
in the second Test. He suggested it had been with some reluctance that
Sangakkara took on the captaincy for one Test, after that injury ruled
Dilshan out for the game at Southampton.
"There actually wasn't anyone who was willing to be captain. Everyone
resigned after the 2011 World Cup. In England a ball hit my hand and I
broke my finger, and the former captains were asked to lead, and they
said no. After that only when it was talked about that someone like
Sanath Jayasuriya or Thilina Kandamby be made captain that someone
presented himself to be captain. But I guess there's no point talking
about those past things anymore.
"But I am proud that it is players that I brought into the team at the
time who are winning matches now. About six or seven of the players
today are cricketers who I'd given a chance to. At the time it was a
problem for me, because people asked me why I was giving young players
so many opportunities. But today, we should look at players like Dinesh
Chandimal."
Dilshan still has two more T20 matches to play before he becomes an
ex-cricketer across formats. He said the decision to retire had been
spontaneous.
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