By CricketCountry Staff
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga and opener Upul Tharanga are likely to be included in the squad for the five-match One-Day International series against Australia starting August 10.
Published: Aug 08, 2011, 02:48 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 08, 2011, 02:48 PM (IST)
A back injury kept Lasith Malinga out of the two Twenty20 internationals against Australia © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Kandy: Aug 8, 2011
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga and opener Upul Tharanga are likely to be included in the squad for the five-match One-Day International series against Australia starting August 10.
Malinga, who missed the two Twenty20 internationals against Australia due to a back injury, has declared himself fit.
“I feel that I am fit and ready for the five ODIs that are coming up. I will play in all the games if I am picked, and I am ready for it,” Malinga was quoted by the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka.
Also, opening batsman Tharanga, who was handed a three-month ban from all forms of cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive in a drug test, will be available for selection.
His suspension ends on August 9 and he is being considered for the first ODI in Kandy.
Tharanga played an instrumental role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, scoring 395 runs at an average of 56.42 including two centuries.
