Sri Lanka announce national team squad for Asia Cup – Breaking News
While the national team is all set to battle Australia in the finals of the Commonwealth Bank series, Board for Cricket Control in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 (BCCSL) has announced the squad for the upcoming mega event, Asia Cup, scheduled
to begin on March 11th in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
Fast Bowler Dhammika Prasad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MF-Maharoof-c1944,
Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, have also been named in the 14-man squad.
Leg-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Seekkuge-Prasanna-c89140, while fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal, has made his return to the team after an injury-layoff.
Herath’s exclusion has come on the back of a mediocre tour Down Under, where the left-armer has failed to provide regular breakthroughs.
Prasanna, on the other hand, was dropped from the team after his unimpressive performances against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in UAE last year, where he could only claim four wickets in five matches, at an average of in excess of 50.
Lakmal last outing came in on the same tour before an ankle injury forced him out. He then made a promising return in the domestic cricket, prompting the selectors to pick him for the upcoming competition.
The Asian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who took over from Tillakaratne Dilshan in February this year. Apart from improved performances of the senior players such as Dilshan, Kumar
Sangakkara and Jayawardene, the youngsters have also been exceptional in helping their team to get back on a winning track.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. Also the form of their bowling department is worth mentioning with Lasith Malinga currently being the leading wicket-taker
in the ongoing tri-series.
Following the conclusion of their tour, Sri Lanka will play their first match of the Asia Cup against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on March 13.
Sri Lankan Squad Mahela Jayawardene (capt), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ranasinghe-Arachchige-Suranga-Lakmal-c83928
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