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Sri Lanka’s Test and ODI Squads for West Indies is without their star bowler – Lasith Malinga and also all rounder Farveez Maharoof. The Caribbean crowds will not be able to see the explosive Master Blaster – Sanath Jayasuriya as well after the veteran was dropped from the One Day Squad. Sanath had retired from Test Cricket back in December and was axed following a sequence of low scores after the World Cup.
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga misses out because of a knee injury while Maharoof is out of action with a side strain. Sri Lanka have also opted to rest Muttiah Muralitharan for the short 3-ODI Series that follows the 2-Test Series. The 1st Test is at the Providence Stadium in Guyana from the 22nd of this month and the second one at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain from April 3rd. After the three ODIs which complete on the 15th of April, Sri Lanka are expected to have a short ODI Series in Pakistan.
There is recall for left arm spinner Ranganna Herath, left arm pacer Chanaka Welegedara and Thilan Thushara, the left arm quick whose only Test was against West Indies in Kingston in 2003. The impressive Ishara Amerasinghe and Nuwan Kulasekara have been given an opportunity to prove their mettle in Tests. Sri Lanka’s ODI Squad has a couple of uncapped players in Opening batsman Mahela Udawate and Ajantha Mendis. There is recall for the forgotten all rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne and also leggie Malinga Bandara.
Sri Lanka Test Squad : Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasanna Jayawardene (Wicket Keeper), Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ishara Amarasinghe, Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedara, Thilan Thushara
Sri Lanka ODI Squad : Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Kumar Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), Upul Tharanga, Jehan Mubarak, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Malinga Bandara, Chaminda Vaas, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ishara Amarasinghe, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Mahela Udawatte