Dias
Chief selector Ashantha de Mel who is in Dambulla and Pallekele along with his co-selectors Brendon Kuruppu, Hemantha Wickremaratne and Chaminda Mendis said, “We are getting a good look at all the players but the main players’ performances we cannot be happy, the two openers haven’t done well but the younger boys are performing well.”
“With these performances we’ve got some sort of an idea and are close to selecting the 15, we have to take current form as well. But with the World Cup we can’t be taking many young players, that is why we are having a huge issue,” he said.
Lahiru Thrimanna
Dimuth Karunaratne
Upul tharanga
Kusal Perera
Angelo Mathews / Dhananjaya de Silva
Dinesh Chandimal (wk) / Milinda Siriwardana
Thisara Perera / Jeevan Mendis
Isuru Udana / Seekuge Prasanna
Ajantha Mendis / Akila Dananjaya
Lasith Malinga (C) / Dushmantha Chameera
Dhammika Prasad / Suranga Lakmal
Bench:
Kusal Mendis
Jeffrey Vandersay
Backup:
Nuwan Pradeep
Angelo Perera
Kamindu Mendis
Best squad for World cup
1-Dimuth Karunarathna
2-Kusal Janith Perera (wk)
3-Dananjaya Desilva
4-Kusal Mendis
5-Angelo Mathews
6-Bhanuka Rajapaksha
7-Isuru Udana
8-Jeewan Mendis
9-Akila Dananjaya
10-Suranga Lakmal
11-Lasith Malinga(c)
Shehan jayasuriya
Oshada Fernando
Thisara Perera
Dushmantha Chameera
He himself made it difficult by destroying all the preparation plans laid by Chandika Hathurusinghe targeting the WC and now whinging about it. Ashantha De Mel is one of the worst chief selectors SL ever had.
Dimuth karunarathna
Lahiru Thirimanna
Kusal perera (wk)
Anjelo Mathews
Upul Tharanga
Dhanajaya de silva
Thisara perera
Jewan Mendis
Isuru udana
Suranga Lakmal
Lasith Malinga (c)