Asitha Fernando has collected eight wickets in his two first-class matches while Vishwa has 127 wickets from 44 first-class matches. Roshen Silva's batting average is more than 50 in first-class matches with 5,514 runs, including 17 centuries. (Also read: Australia rope in Muralitharan to plot against Sri Lanka)Left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan and prolific first-class batsman Roshen Silva are the other new players named by selectors. Suranga Lakmal, who was also injured in England, has recovered well enough to retain his place while Dhananjaya de Silva, who has played limited-over matches for Sri Lanka, is also included in the squad. (Also read: Australia rope in Muralitharan to plot against Sri Lanka)Dhammika Prasad and Dushmantha Chameera were injured during the test series in England while Shaminda Eranga was suspended by the International Cricket Council after his bowling action was shown to be illegal.

Source: India Today July 21, 2016 14:15 UTC