Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga said he will assess his future in international cricket once the ongoing limited-overs series against India is over.
Sri Lanka will now have to see how West Indies perform in a one-off match against Ireland and five ODIs against England.
Manish Padey scored an unbeaten 50 to help India set a mammoth 376-run target to Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI on Thursday in Colombo.
On Thursday, MS Dhoni becomes the sixth Indian cricketer to play 300 ODIs after Tendulkar, Azharuddin, Dravid, Ganguly and Yuvraj.
India captain Virat Kohli said he would want to give opportunities to new players in the fifth and final ODI vs Sri Lanka.
Captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hit centuries to propel India to a crushing 168-run win over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.
India now lead the five-match series 4-0 and look set to complete another whitewash after blanking Sri Lanka in the preceding three Tests.
Rohit Sharma is now the first batsman to score back-to-back centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
Virat Kohli's century came off just 76 balls and was studded with 14 boundaries and a six.
India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI: India beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 168 runs after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hit brilliant hundreds in the Colombo ODI.
In the absence of both suspended Upul Tharanga and injured Chamara Kapugedara, Lasith Malinga will lead the hosts in the fourth ODI against India at Colombo.
Skipper Virat Kohli had promised rotation of players and Thakur could benefit from this move if India opt to rest Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Jasprit Bumrah.
Despite a poor show against India, Jayasuriya believes that the Sri Lankan team is full of talented boys who will surely deliver in the time to come.
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The shift in captaincy comes a day after the Sri Lankan selection committee, headed by Sanath Jayasuriya, stepped down after a string of defeats.
Considered one of the greatest finishers in the 50-over format, Dhoni will join India's elite 'Club 300', which has Sachin Tendulkar (463), Rahul Dravid (344), Mohammed Azharuddin (334), Sourav Ganguly (311) and Yuvraj Singh (304).
"There are no words to describe MS Dhoni's influence on a young bowler like me," says the young chinaman bowler.
The announcement, which was confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) vice president Mohan de Silva, comes ahead of Sri Lanka's fourth ODI against India on Thursday in Colombo.
Earlier, Sri Lanka's regular limited-overs skipper Upul Tharanga was suspended for two ODIs due to a slow over rate.
Virender Sehwag, who had once said he cannot forget the sledging he faced during his debut match against Pakistan in 1999, opined that players should avoid getting personal while sledging.
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