Rangana Herath to lead Sri Lanka in the first Test against India

Bengaluru, July 23: Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will lead Sri Lanka in the first Test against India at Galle, beginning from July 26. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) made the announcement on Sunday (July 23).

Herath has been appointed after regular skipper Dinesh Chandimal was diagnosed with pneumonia a couple of days back.

The 39-year-old Herath has played 81 Test matches and took 384 wickets for Sri Lanka.

The squad: Rangana Herath (Capt), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dhanushka Gunaratne, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Malinda Pushpakumara

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