Top-order batsmen Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka returned from their suspensions and joined Sri Lanka’s 20-man squad for his or her limited-overs tour of Australia, the nation’s cricket board mentioned on Wednesday.
Both have been suspended final 12 months, together with Niroshan Dickwella, for breaking the workforce’s bio-bubble anti-coronavirus protocol throughout the tour of England in July.
His suspension was lifted earlier this month and Mendis and Gunathilaka have been included within the Dasun Shanaka-led squad that may play 5 Twenty20 matches in Australia at three venues in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Sri Lanka has no head coach since Mickey Arthur’s two-year time period ended final month, and the island newspaper mentioned Englishman Paul Farbrace would substitute him earlier than the workforce’s tour of India in February-March.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has named Rumesh Ratnayake as interim coach for the Australia tour, however the former Test bowler has examined constructive for COVID-19.
“Ratnayake will not travel to Australia with the team but will attend the first T20 match as he is currently in self-isolation,” the SLC mentioned in an announcement. Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera has retired from worldwide cricket however will stay obtainable. To play residence video games, the assertion added.
Australia have rested opener David Warner and all-rounder Mitch Marsh from their 16-man squad for the T20I collection towards Sri Lanka beginning February 11.
Sri Lanka Team: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Charit Aslanka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nisanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Lianage, Kamil Mishara, Ramesh Mendis, Vanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Tushara, Dushmantha , Mahesh Thekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayavikrama
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
