Sri Lanka recalls Farveez Maharoof and Chanaka Welegedara for tri-nation series in Australia – Cricket News Update
The all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/UWMBCA-Welegedara-c2735, have been recalled into the Sri Lankan team for the tri-nation One-Day International series in Australia starting from Sunday, February 5, 2012. The first match of the tournament pits
India against the host nation Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The two cricketers will be making a return to Lankan colours after a span of nearly one and a half-year. Maharoof last played an ODI for Sri Lanka on June 24, 2010 against India while Welegedara played his last game on June 22, 2010 against the same opponents.
The all-rounder has scored 984 runs at 20.08 runs per innings and has taken 121 ODI wickets at 25.89 apiece. The left-arm speedster, on the other hand, has 15 ODI wickets to his name from 10 matches.
Sri Lankan team is going through a major reshuffle after their disastrous tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, in which the tourists lost both the Test and ODI series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 was retained as the vice-captain.
Kosala Kulasekara and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CRD-Fernando-c1292 have been dropped from the Sri Lankan team. The two medium pacers struggled on the tour of South Africa and have been axed from the side for their lack lustre performances.
Both Sri Lanka and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 have finalised their squad for the tri-nation series. However, Australia is yet to decide on the final roster.
Sri Lanka will be hoping for a change in fortune and will aim to play better cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Sri Lanka squad for the tri-nation series: Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559, S Senanayake, Lasith
Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Chanaka Welegedara, and D Prasad
Indian squad for the tri-nation series: MS Dhoni(c), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, Irfan Pathan,
Umesh Yadav, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, and Rahul Sharma.
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