Colombo: Sri Lanka has dropped captain Dinesh Chandimal from the Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.The selectors have asked him to play domestic games to regain his form.
Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne is the stand-in captain of a 17-man squad for the two-test series starting on February 13. Chandimal’s omission follows scores of 5, 0, 15, and 4 in the two recent Test losses against Australia.
The squad includes three uncapped players — batsman Oshada Fernando, seam bowler Mohmed Shiraz and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya.
Milinda Siriwardana has been recalled to the Test squad after nearly three years. (AP)
