Sri Lanka opt for the tried and the tested
by CricketArchive Staff Reporter


Player:SI de Saram, I Udana
Event:ICC World Twenty20 2009

DateLine: 4th May 2009

 

Sri Lanka have included an uncapped allrounder, Isuru Udana, 21, and 35-year old batsman Indika de Saram in their 15-man squad for the World Twenty20. The tournament, which begins on June 5 in England, will be Kumar Sangakkara's first assignment as full-time captain after he took over from Mahela Jayawardene at the end of the Pakistan tour in March.

 

Squad : Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Farveez Maharoof, Jehan Mubarak, Indika de Saram