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Sri Lankans leave for India today
Sri Lanka’s national cricketers will take wing to Mumbai today for a six week long tour of three Test Matches, five One-Day Internationals and two T-20 Internationals. The tourists will be hoping that they will win their first ever Test on Indian soil, something they have not managed despite playing regular cricket with the neigbouring country.
If he sticks to his plans, this series will be world’s highest wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan’s last Test tour. Muralitharan has indicated that he would retire from Test cricket after next year’s home Test series against the West Indies.
The Sri Lankans will heavily rely on the exploits of Muralitharan, who has troubled the Indians time and again.
Sri Lanka’s formidable batting line up comprising captain Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera and Tillekeratne Dilshan will be expected to play a key role in the series.
Middle order batsman Thilina Kandamby and wicketkeeper batsman Kaushal Silva are the only uncapped players in the Sri Lankan line up.
They will have a new assistant coach in Australian Stuart Law, who has taken over from Englishman Paul Farbrace.
Tour Itinerary
Nov 11 - Nov 13 – Warm up match, Mumbai
Nov 16 - Nov 20 – 1st Test, Ahmedabad
Nov 24 - Nov 28 – 2nd Test, Kanpur
Dec 2 - Dec 6 – 3rd Test, Mumbai
Dec 9 – 1st T20I – Nagpur (d/n)
Dec 12 – 2nd T20I – Mohali (d/n)
Dec 15 – 1st ODI – Rajkot
Dec 18 - 2nd ODI –Visakhapatnam (d/n)
Dec 21 - 3rd ODI – Cuttack (d/n)
Dec 24 – 4th ODI – Kolkata (d/n)
Dec 27 – 5th – Delhi (d/n)
Sri Lanka Test Squad:
Kumar Sangakkara (Captain), Muttaiah Muralitharan (Vice-Captain), Mahela Jayawardena, T.M. Dilshan, Tharanga Paranawithana, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandambi, Prasanna Jayawardana, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welegedara, Tilan Thushara Mirando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Hearth and Ajantha Mendis.
