Sri Lanka hope to sing Jaya ho
By the time the World Twenty20 event in England comes to an end, Sanath Jayasuriya will only be a month away from his 40th birthday. It will, in all probability, be the last world event the left-hander might play.
Today, Jayasuriya might be a much older man with slower reflections and instincts a bit rounded. But, if Sri Lanka would as much as dare to win the trophy in England, he’s their biggest hope once again.
At the start, where Jayasuriya’s so good with the new ball, if he manages to simply stand in the middle for 10 overs in crucial games, captain Kumara Sangakkara needn’t ask for more.
A career strike rate of 92.13 in 434 One-Day Internationals hardly deserves an explanation either. Then there are those who can add meat to the backbone that the southpaw is.
There’s Sangakkara himself along with Mahela Jayawardene–free from the burden of captaincy and T Dilshan—Lanka’s next best bet after Jayasuriya.
The attack is equally good with Muralitharan in raging form and Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis to back him. So, if Jayasuriya gets going, needless to say Sri Lanka automatically turn favourites.
Squad: Kumara Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Indika de Saram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Jehan Mubarak, T Dilshan, Ferveez Mahroof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Angelo Matthews, Chamara Silva, Thilan Tushara, Isuru Udana
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