 India hoping young guns fire against Sri Lanka
4th Feb 2008 21:00 IST
Agencies
Sri Lanka is also looking for extra protection in batting and would go with seven frontline batsmen. Sanath Jayasuriya, the old warhorse who got stitches on his jaw after being hit in a Hobart game, is likely to turn up against a team he has tormented for long now.
The left-hander has scored 2200 runs against India from 68 games and five of his 25 hundreds have come against the fellow team from the sub-continent.
Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga at the top, followed by Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Tillakratne Dilshan and all-rounder Chamara Kapugedera makes it a formidable batting for the island team.
The bowling is vastly experienced too with incomparable Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas getting support from the young tyros of Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof. The spin of Dilshan and Jayasuriya gives them the variety.
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