Uncapped Vishwa Fernando in test squad for India

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Twenty three year old left-arm fast bowler Vishwa Fernando who plays for Bloomfield and has 98 first-class wickets has been selected to the test squad against India. Kithruwan Vithanage who was a part of the Pakistan series has been omitted. 

The following 16 players have been selected for the above series.

1.      Angelo Mathews (Captain)

2.      Lahiru Thirimanna (Vice Captain)

3.      Kaushal Silva

4.      Dimuth Karunaratne

5.      Kumar Sangakkara

6.      Dinesh Chandimal

7.      Upul Tharanga

8.      Jehan Mubarak

9.      Kusal Janith Perera

10.  Rangana Herath

11.  Dilruwan Perera

12.  P H T Kaushal

13.  Nuwan Pradeep

14.  Dammika Prasad

15.  Vishwa Fernando

16.  Dushmantha Chameera (subject to fitness)

Hon. Navin Dissanayake Minister of Tourism and Sports has approved the above.