The ongoing Pakistan-Sri Lanka series has been an intensely competed one on and off the field.
SLC had earlier announced that only one squad will be picked for all three T20Is against Pakistan and this makes Tharanga ineligible to be a part of the entire series.
Sri Lanka will play five ODIs versus Pakistan, starting from October 13.
Lasith Malinga was far from impressive in his last ODI series versus India.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s centuries dashed Sri Lanka’s hopes to make it to the 2019 World Cup as India thrashed Sri Lanka by massive 168 runs.
India continued their ruthless run in the series. They once again finished on top to destroy Sri Lanka by 168 runs in the fourth ODI.
The India tour saw Sri Lanka lead by 5 captains while the ODI series itself saw 3 captains leading the side.
India have won 19 and lost 18 encounters in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. On the other hand, Sri Lanka have a staggering win per cent (61.53) at this venue.
Sri Lanka's regular limited-overs skipper Upul Tharanga was handed two months ban for slow over-rate while stand-in skipper Chamara Kapugedara was injured in the 3rd ODI.
Virat Kohli is just 45 runs away from becoming the leading run-scorer in 2017. Can he achieve the feat during the 2nd ODI vs Sri Lanka?