Sri Lanka name Test squad for Pakistan series
Angelo Mathews will lead the side in the three-match series
Kumar Sangakkara is going to add invaluable experience to the Test side. PHOTO: FILE/ AFP
COLOMBO:
Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday named a 16-man squad for the three-Test home series against Pakistan starting next week.
Angelo Mathews will lead the side while Kumar Sangakkara is going to add invaluable experience to the Test side.
Squad
Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kithruwan Vithanage, Jehan Mubarak, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Tharindu Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhammika Prasad, Dushmantha Chameera, Suranga Lakmal (subject to fitness).
Shehzad recalled in Pakistan Test squad
Earlier, maverick opener Ahmed Shehzad earned a recall on June 3 in Pakistan’s 15-man Test squad for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka after being sidelined over disciplinary problems.
The talented 23-year-old was not selected for the two Tests and three one-dayers in Bangladesh last month, only making the side for the one-off T20I.
Chief selector Haroon Rasheed said Shehzad should have learned from his time out of the side. “I hope Shehzad has learned from his mistakes,” said Rasheed. “You can’t keep him out for cricketing reasons and if he doesn’t follow discipline as per the team’s regime, he will not keep his place.”
Misbahul Haq will lead the team with one-day captain Azhar Ali as his deputy.
Pakistan open the series with the first Test in Galle which starts on June 17.
The remaining two Tests will be in Colombo from June 25-29 and the third at Pallekele from July 3-7.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will also play five one-dayers and two T20Is, for which squads will be announced later.
Also recalled to the side is opener Shan Masood, who scored a hundred on the Pakistan ‘A’ tour of Sri Lanka last month.
Rasheed said the squad is balanced. “While selecting the squad, the selection committee considered suitability to play in varied playing conditions, potential to perform at international level, current form and fitness,” he said.
nd it is hoped that they would be available for selection in the near future,” said Rasheed. “The selection committee has also kept its options open in case of need for the 16th member keeping in mind the extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka.”
Pakistan's Test squad: The chosen 15
Misbahul Haq (captain), Azhar Ali (vice-captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood, Younus Khan, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Imran Khan, Ehsan Adil
Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday named a 16-man squad for the three-Test home series against Pakistan starting next week.
Angelo Mathews will lead the side while Kumar Sangakkara is going to add invaluable experience to the Test side.
Squad
Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kithruwan Vithanage, Jehan Mubarak, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Tharindu Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhammika Prasad, Dushmantha Chameera, Suranga Lakmal (subject to fitness).
Shehzad recalled in Pakistan Test squad
Earlier, maverick opener Ahmed Shehzad earned a recall on June 3 in Pakistan’s 15-man Test squad for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka after being sidelined over disciplinary problems.
The talented 23-year-old was not selected for the two Tests and three one-dayers in Bangladesh last month, only making the side for the one-off T20I.
Chief selector Haroon Rasheed said Shehzad should have learned from his time out of the side. “I hope Shehzad has learned from his mistakes,” said Rasheed. “You can’t keep him out for cricketing reasons and if he doesn’t follow discipline as per the team’s regime, he will not keep his place.”
Misbahul Haq will lead the team with one-day captain Azhar Ali as his deputy.
Pakistan open the series with the first Test in Galle which starts on June 17.
The remaining two Tests will be in Colombo from June 25-29 and the third at Pallekele from July 3-7.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will also play five one-dayers and two T20Is, for which squads will be announced later.
Also recalled to the side is opener Shan Masood, who scored a hundred on the Pakistan ‘A’ tour of Sri Lanka last month.
Rasheed said the squad is balanced. “While selecting the squad, the selection committee considered suitability to play in varied playing conditions, potential to perform at international level, current form and fitness,” he said.
nd it is hoped that they would be available for selection in the near future,” said Rasheed. “The selection committee has also kept its options open in case of need for the 16th member keeping in mind the extreme weather conditions in Sri Lanka.”
Pakistan's Test squad: The chosen 15
Misbahul Haq (captain), Azhar Ali (vice-captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood, Younus Khan, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Imran Khan, Ehsan Adil