21st February 2022
Sri Lanka Cricket’s Selection Committee selected the following T20I squad to take part in the upcoming 03 match T20I series with India.
The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa approved the below-given squad
1st game of the 03 match series will take place on the 24th of February at Lucknow.
T20I Squad
Dasun Shanaka – Captain
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis
Charith Asalanka – Vice-Captain
Dinesh Chandimal
Danushka Gunathilaka
Kamil Mishara
Janith Liyanage
Wanindu Hasaranga
Chamika Karunaratne
Dushmantha Chameera
Lahiru Kumara
Binura Fernando
Shiran Fernando
Maheesh Theekshana
Jeffrey Vandersay
Praveen Jayawickrama
Ashian Daniel – Subjected to Ministerial approval
In the meantime, the below-mentioned players who were in the T20I squad which toured Australia will return to Sri Lanka due to injuries.
Avishka Fernando
Nuwan Thushara
Ramesh Mendis
I see Chandimal is new Tharanga! Why are we picking him? He was dropped a while back and he went crying and scoring ton of runs for the Army team and got a recall for the WC. Once at international level he has flopped and when was the last time he did anything meaningful in white ball cricket. He is not the first choice keeper and keeps a youngster out and the years go by….lets move on please and pick a youngster who may be a matchwinner in the future.
Not convinced by Vandesay either although they do day leggies blossom late but this guy too has been around a while and done little and we have a leggie now. Don’t think we are the stage of playing two leggies in the same team.