Sri Lanka all time test XI

[Majestic]

The England series seems boring so let's do something which might be more entertaining than watching the Eng- SL series. Here is my SL all time test XI :-

Sanath Jayasuriya
Tilekaratne Dilshan
kumar Sangakkara(wkt)
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva
Thilan Samaraweera
Angelo Matthews
Chaminda Vaas
Rangana Herath
Muttiah Muralidharan
Lasith Malinga

12th man - Dinesh Chandimal(wkt)

 

[kyear2]

The England series seems boring so let's do something which might be more entertaining than watching the Eng- SL series. Here is my SL all time test XI :-

Sanath Jayasuriya
Tilekaratne Dilshan
kumar Sangakkara(wkt)
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva
Thilan Samaraweera
Angelo Matthews
Chaminda Vaas
Rangana Herath
Muttiah Muralidharan
Lasith Malinga

12th man - Dinesh Chandimal(wkt)

Looks about right?

One of the two nations, whose teams I know relatively too little about.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Dimuth Karunaratne
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva*
Angelo Mathews
Prasanna Jayawardene+
Ravi Ratnayeke
Chamunda Vaas
Rangana Herath
Mutthiah Muralitharan

Rest of squad:
Tilakratna Dilshan
Thillan Samaraweera
Somachandra de Silva
Lasith Malinga

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The England series seems boring

Strongly disagree.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I'd go

Marvan Attapattu (c)
Dimuth Karunaratne
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva
Angelo Matthews
Prasanna Jayawardene (wk)
Ravi Ratnayeke
Chaminda Vaas
Rangana Herath
Muttiah Muralitharan


SL B (some would be very close to the A team)
Quality players like Roy Dias and Ranatunga are unlucky to miss out)

Sanath Jayasuriya
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Asanka Gurusinha
Dinesh Chandimal
Thilan Samaraweera
DDS
Hashan Tillakaratne
Somachandra Da Silva
Asitha Fernando (will end up as SL's 2nd best ever seamer behind Vaas)
Suranga Lakmal
Prabath Jayasuriya/Lasith Malinga (depending on pitch/country)

Either Chandimal or H Tillakaratne to keep

 

[reyrey]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Asanka Gurusinha
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva
Angelo Mathews
Dinesh Chandimal (wkt)
Chaminda Vaas
Rangana Herath/ Lakmal (away)
Muttiah Muralidharan
Lasith Malinga

12th man - Tilekaratne Dilshan

I really wanted Dilshan in the team, probably opening, but Jayasuriya with his PT left arm slow and Gurusinha with his PT seam edge him out in what isn't the strongest bowling line up outside of one ATG.

 

[King Kane]

No love for Russel Arnold, I wouldn't have him in my Sri Lanka all time test XI but he deserves a mention at the very least

 

[reyrey]

No love for Russel Arnold, I wouldn't have him in my Sri Lanka all time test XI but he deserves a mention at the very least

Maybe in the ODI XI. Of the retired guys Ranatunga deserves a mention and even Mahanama before Arnold comes into contention.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Maybe in the ODI XI. Of the retired guys Ranatunga deserves a mention and even Mahanama before Arnold comes into contention.

Arnold won't make my third SL Test team. Is a genuine shout in ODI though.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Let's see.....

SL A:

Tilakratna Dilshan
Marvanam Atapattu
Asunka Gurusinha
Hashan Tilakratne
Thillan Samaraweera
Arjuna Ranatunga*
Dinesh Chandimal+
Somachandra de Silva
Prabhath Jayasuriya
Suranga Lakmal
Lasith Malinga


SL B:

Siddath Wettimuny
Roshan Mahanama
Kusal Perera
Kusal Mendis+
Duleep Mendis*
Roy Dias
Dhananjay de Silva
Nuwan Kulasekhara
Rumesh Ratnayeke
Ajith de Silva
Dilhara Fernando

 

[King Kane]

Kaluwitharana for the Sri Lankan ODI side, he was the prototype for Pant.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Kaluwitharana for the Sri Lankan ODI side, he was the prototype for Pant.

Tough.

Jayasuriya
Dilshan
Sanga
Jayawardene
Aravinda
Arjuna

Really tough for Kaluwittharana to crack into this team.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Asitha Fernando has done enough already to make SL AT test team. Thoughts?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Asitha Fernando has done enough already to make SL AT test team. Thoughts?

Nah. Would like to see more from him. Though he is a contender, which if anything highlights the absolute pathetic state of Sri Lankan Test pacers (except Vaas).

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nah. Would like to see more from him. Though he is a contender, which if anything highlights the absolute pathetic state of Sri Lankan Test pacers (except Vaas).

I was really impressed with him in NZ. Bowled well in the 1st test

 

[capt_Luffy]

I was really impressed with him in NZ. Bowled well in the 1st test

Haven't really seen much of him, but he really should end up in the SL team.

 

[the big bambino]

Two batsmen from SL’s pre test era: FC De Saram and Mahadevan Sathasivam. The former played 40 fc matches and the latter only 11. However some of those games would’ve been quality matches against touring teams.

Their reputations as batsmen should off set their limited playing records. Both men ended up serving gaol time too.

 

[Coronis]

England seems boring

Strongly agree

Sanath Jayasuriya
Tilekaratne Dilshan
kumar Sangakkara(wkt)
Mahela Jayawardene
Aravinda de Silva
Thilan Samaraweera
Angelo Matthews
Chaminda Vaas
Rangana Herath
Muttiah Muralidharan
Lasith Malinga

12th man - Dinesh Chandimal(wkt)

I’d rather put Prasanna in the side and have Sanga as a pure bat and backup keeper. How many sides do we see with a WK as 12th man?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Tommy Keelart (Left arm medium pacer, would had made AT SL XI had he played Test) and Daya Sahabandhu (SLA) also deserves mention.

 

[Himannv]

Sanath
Dilshan
Sanga
Mahela*
de Silva
Mathews
Chandigun+
Vaas
Herath
Murali
Malinga