The Sri Lankan side is already under pressure against India after trailing the three-Test series 1-0, following the innings defeat in the second Test.
Dasun Shanaka was charged by ICC after it found him guilty of altering the condition of the match ball on Day Two of second Test against India.
Following the Pakistan Test series, skipper Dinesh Chandimal had jokingly said that the witchcraft before the series helped them win it.
Sri Lanka is scheduled to play Pakistan in a T20I match at Lahore.
To qualify, every member has to have been the official wicketkeeper in at least one Test. The cricketers will also be picked based on their overall careers, not matches as official wicketkeeper.
Sri Lanka coach Asanka Gurusinha has rued that the dropped catch of opener Shikhar Dhawan early on in the innings proved to be costly for the home side.
Ford's fellow South African Nic Pothas, who is also Sri Lanka’s fielding coach, has been announced as interim coach.
Asanka Gurusinha, who currently resides in Melbourne, will arrive in Sri Lanka over the next few days to begin work.