Rangana Herath beat offspinner Suraj Randiv for Srilankan World Cup Squad 2011

Question

Why Rangana Herath was chosen for Srilankan World Cup Squad 2011 instead of offspinner Suraj Randiv.Please specify the reason that led to Suraj Randiv's ommission from the Srilankan World Cup Squad 2011?

Answer 1

Rangana herath holds th erecord for the most wicket in the asian zone unlike suraj randiv ,this happend also because that srilanka has a right arm off spinner, an autherdox spinner and suraj randiv will be an right arm off spinner too so to make the difference they added the left arm off spinner

Answer 2

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath managed to beat off-spinner Suraj Randiv in one of the few surprises in the final 15 World Cup Squad 2011.