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 India would look to quickly get into Test groove
17th Jul 2008 23:05 IST
Agencies
Sri Lankan Board team, however, was taking it easy on a Buddhist function day today and Jehan Mubarak will lead the side in the three-day fixture.
Their 12-man squad includes four players who are likely to figure in the first Test. They are fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Chanaka Welagedera and batsmen Chamara Silva and Upul Tharanga.
The match will be especially crucial for Tharanga, who is on a comeback trail after an ordinary run of form since the start of 2007, which resulted in his exclusion from the national team.
Tharanga Paranavitana and Sachithra Senanayake, the two Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) players, would be the reserves.
Paranavitana-led SSC to the Premier League Championship title, and was the top-scorer in the 2007-08 season with 893 runs at 74.41.
Off spinner Senanayake has taken 65 wickets from 12 first-class matches at 16.69.
Teams (from):
India: Anil Kumble (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Pragyan Ojha and Parthiv Patel.
Sri Lanka Board XI: Jehan Mubarak (Captain), Mahela Udawatte, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Thilina Kandamby, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welagedera, Sujeewa Silva, Dammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Dilhara Fernando. |
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