Sri Lanka called up Thilina Kandamby to its Test squad and the uncapped Chinthaka Jayasinghe and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara to its Twenty20 squad for the tour of India next month.
Kandamby, a left-handed batsman, has recently performed well in limited-overs matches, while Pushpakumara and Jayasinghe are experienced domestic cricketers.
Pushpakumara has scored 241 runs in 18 domestic Twenty20 matches at a strike rate of 106. Pushpakumara’s off-spin bowling has captured 26 wickets. He returns to the national squad after having failed to play a single game on a 2000 tour to South Africa.
Jayasinghe, a 31-year-old batsman, has a strike rate of 135 in a 22-match domestic Twenty20 career.
The tour starts with a three-day practice against an Indian all-star XI on November 11, followed by three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 games.
Squads:
Test: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandamby, Prasanna Jayawardena, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welegedara, Thilan Thushara Mirando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis.
One-day international: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Thilan Thushara Mirando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Ajantha Mendis.
Twenty20: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Anjelo Mathews, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Kaushal Weerarathne, Ajantha Mendis, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Chanaka Welegedara, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera.
