Last Man Out
These are the players that i would pick,i know there are a few suprising picks. but from what i saw in the invitation t20 these guys have potential.And we need to move forward not look back at past players.There are also other players that looked good but i capped the selections at 20 players.
Also the big worry from the invitational t20 is the lack of players that can hit sixers and fours .It’s no wonder we are terrible in this format.
Would like to hear everyone elses preferred squads in the comments.
STARTING XI:
1.Kusal Perera (wicket keeper)
2.Avishka Fernando
3.Banuka Rajapakshe
4.Dananjaya de silva (vice captain)
5.Charith Asalanka
6.Dasun Shanaka (captain)
7.Wanidu Hasaranga
8.Chamika Karunarathne
9.Binura Fernando
10.Praveen Jayawickrama
11.Dushmantha Chameera
SQUAD PLAYERS
12.Minod Banuka
13.Kamindu Mendis
14.Matheesha Pathirana
15.Maheesh Theekshana
BACK UP PLAYERS WITH FUTURE POTENTIAL
16.Nipun Dananjaya
17.Dananjaya Lakshan
18.Sahan Arachichege
19.Dilshan Madushanka
20.Himesh Ramanayake
TOO MUCH OF YOUNG PLAYERS .ALL TEAMS REQUIRE ATLEAST TWO SENIORS
Totally agree .
Kjp,dds and shanaka are the senior player.Most of the other guys are thinking cricketers
But who are the senior players that can come into the playing 11 ?
T20 requires power hitting,quick running between wickets and be more than average in the field.
Most senior players in other teams meet these standards.
Ex warner,smith,faf,pollard,morgan,kohli,sharma,williamson,boult etc….
both dasun shanka and dds has not played even 50 T20I , hw can u say that they one of the seniors , DASUN SHANKAS STRIKE RATE IS 107 IS THAT A T20I FINISHER REQUIED? HE DOESNT PERFORM IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARED WHAT HE DOES IN DOMESTIC
If not dasun shanaka then who should it be ? Yes he needs to improve but i don’t see anyone else performing to his standards in atleast domestic T20.
DDS has been around for a while. as you say there needs to be some experienced guys.His offspin is going to be important for us at world t20.
Lahiru madhushanka proved that he is a hard hitter who can Hit six and fours (vs Lakmal). He should be in squad as replacement for Chamika. Incase if he get injured or rested
Also he batted only one match needs more chances in slc league
Yes he’s a alright player.might be a good back up.If chamika get’s injured i’d like to see kamindu get a chance batting at 6. Chamika is probably one of the fittest guys in sri lanka cricket,unlikely he gets injured