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Naveed Nawaz to lead Sri Lanka A in India

Naveed Nawaz, vice-captain during the A team's recent tour to South Africa and Kenya, will captain Sri Lanka A during a five-week tour of India later this month.

Wisden Staff
07-Nov-2003
Naveed Nawaz, vice-captain during the A team's recent tour to South Africa and Kenya, will captain Sri Lanka A during a five-week tour of India later this month.
Lanka de Silva, a wicket-keeper batsman, who had been included in the national one-day squad, has been named as his deputy after Romesh Kaluwitharana's recovery from a hamstring injury.
De Silva was put on standby for Kaluwitharana when the one-day squad was picked early this week. However, he is set to play as a specialist batsman in India as Prasanna Jayawardene has been named as the regular wicket-keeper.
The Sri Lanka 'A' team comprises five other players who went on the tour to Africa - Ian Daniel, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Rangana Herath and Omesh Wijesiriwardene.
It also includes youngsters Tharanga Paranavithana, Thilina Kandamby, Tharanga Lakshitha and Lasith Malinga, who played for Sri Lanka in the Asian Emerging trophy one-day triangular against Pakistan and India.
SLC sources said that there maybe changes made to the team during the England series at home which runs concurrently.
The team is scheduled to leave for India on November 15, starting with a three-day match against an Indian Under 19 XI at Rajkot and followed by three unofficial Tests at Ahmedabad, Pune and Mumbai.
The team will stay back to participate in the ACF A team one-day triangular against India and Pakistan at Bangalore from December 13-21.
SRI LANKA A SQUAD:
Naveed Nawaz (captain), Lanka de Silva (vice-captain), Ian Daniel, Tharanga Paranavithana, Nuwan Shiroman, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene (w/k), Anushka Polonowita, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Thilina Kandamby, Rangana Herath, Chamara Mudalige, Tharanga Lakshitha, Lasith Malinga, Omesh Wijesiriwardene. Hemantha Devapriya (coach), C.J. Clark (physio)