24-member Sri Lanka squad named for England tour

By MSV On Jun 8, 2021

Sri Lankan players celebrate after the dismissal of Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz (not pictured) during the third and final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on May 28, 2021. (Photo by Munir Uz zaman / AFP) (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Sri Lanka’s cricket board has named a 24-member squad led by Kusal Perera for the six-match limited overs series in England even as a pay dispute remained unresolved, AFP reported.

The Sri Lankan squad will leave early Wednesday to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches, AFP reported.

Official sources said the players have refused a performance-based pay scheme which will see some of them lose up to 40 percent of their salaries, but agreed to continue negotiations after the England tour.

The squad: Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Oshada Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Isuru Udana, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya and Praveen Jayawickrama.