BREAKING NEWS : Sangakkara and Kaluwitharana named members of selection committee

Issuing a press release this evening Sri Lanka cricket announced that a new board of selectors have been named for Sri Lanka Cricket.

Aravinda De Silva has been named as the Chief of Selectors, veteran Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Romesh Kaluwitharana have also been named as members of the selection committee.

According to the media release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket, the decision to appoint a new National Selection Committee was made by Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara. The release notes that a decision was reached to appoint a new selection committee citing recent failures encountered by the National Team in their Tours to New Zealand, India, Asia Cup in Bangladesh and the inconsistency of selection criteria.

The members of the newly appointed National Selection Committee are as follows.

1. Mr. Aravinda De Silva – Chairman
2. Mr. Kumar Sangakkara – Member
3. Mr. Romesh Kaluwitharana -Member
4. Mr. Lalith Kaluperuma -Member
5. Mr. Ranjith Madurasinghe – Member

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