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.
