Cricket Update: Sri Lanka includes Vaas and Jayasuriya in 30 members Squad of ICC World Cup 2011
Sri Lanka has announced their preliminary Squad of 30 members on Monday, including Veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas for the ICC World Cup 2011 to be held on February 19 to April 2.
Sri Lanka is the first country for announcing its squad for ICC World cup. The final squad will consist of 15 members. Arvinda de Silva, being the chairman of selection committee of Sri Lanka believes to include experienced players for winning the mega event.
These seniors along with off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 have been the key players of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup. Jayasuriya and Vaass despite their, absence from the ODIs over a year are considered for the squad for the excellent previous performances of
their career. Besides, both were also left out for the Sri Lanka’s tour to Australia in October. According to sources, they will be included in the final 15 member’s squad for their performances against West Indies in the rescheduled five-match ODI series
next month.
Sri Lanka has been planning to include these players for months as the Chairman of the Selection Committee de Silva has given some clues to media person for the inclusion of experienced persons. In addition, both the players have been included in the training
sessions in September prior to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 tour to Australia.
Jayasuria is at the age of 41 and has shown his keen interest for taking part in World Cup 2011 and retiring after. He has been the country’s highest run scorer in the ODI cricket and the most capped cricketer (444) in the World. Last time he played in ODI
in December 2009 in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Sri Lankan fast bowler, Vaas is of 36 year and has been excellent in recent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 in England. He has been the second highest wicket taker in the ODI after Murlitharan and has played his last ODI in August 2008. Spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, who
is also expected to be included in the final 15, has also announced his retirement from ODI cricket after the up coming 2011 World Cup.
Sri Lanka 30 member’s squad incorporated a variety of players, including the most seniors and the Nuawan Pardeep, who is just a freshman.
The 30 member’s squad of Sri Lanka includes;
Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dinesh-c54134 Chandimal, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera,
Farveez Maharoof, Jeevan Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chaminda-Vaas-c1223, Chanaka Welegedara, Nuwan Pradeep, Thilan
Thushara.
All the teams taking part in the World Cup 2011 are supposed to submit their 30 member’s squad before the assigned deadline of December 19th by ICC. The final squad of 15 members will be decided by the 19th of January.
On the whole, 14 countries are taking part in the World Cup tournament and Sri Lanka is included in Pool ‘A’ which consists of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751,
and The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 will play in Pool ‘B’. Kumar Sangakkara will lead the Sri Lankan team as captain.
The mega event will be started on 19th February, in which Bangladesh will face India in Dhaka, while on the second day Sri Lanka will take on Canada, at Suriyawewa.
Sri Lanka has advantage of playing all their first round matches at home except one, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
The grand finale of the tournament has been scheduled on 2nd of April at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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