Opener Dimuth Karunaratne has been retained as the captain to lead Sri Lanka for the two test series against West Indies which is scheduled to begin from November 21 at the Galle Cricket Stadium.
The national selectors have opted to include newcomers dashing batsmen Charith Asalanka, Kamil Mishara, and leg spinner Suminda Lakshan and seamer Chamika Gunesekara based on their domestic performance to strengthen the Lankan camp. The other feature of this squad is that there are ten specialised batsmen, two all rounders and four spin bowlers while six fast bowlers are drafted in to keep the options wide open for selection.
The batting department is spearheaded by the skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will have services of some prolific inform young players of the calibre of Charith Asalanka and Pathum Nissanka who proved their capabilities in the recent past handling pressure situations. The other senior players and former captains Anjelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal too are included in the squad.Two recently spotted left arm spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Praveen Jayawickrama is likely to vanguard the spin department in track which is conducive for spin bowlers.The seam bowling department has many options to pick with Suranga Lakmal the senior statesman leading the way with four other experienced campaigners.
The Test squad- Dimuth Karunaratne (Capt), Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Minod Banuka, Kamil Mishara, Roshen Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Praveen Jayawickrema, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando,Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Gunesekara.
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