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COLOMBO, FEBRUARY 18: Former captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his deputy Aravinda de Silva have both been selected for the Sri Lanka squad tha...

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COLOMBO, FEBRUARY 18: Former captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his deputy Aravinda de Silva have both been selected for the Sri Lanka squad that will play a three-Test series in Pakistan from February 26.

Squad: Sanath Jayasuriya captain, Mahela Jayawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Russel Arnold, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa or Eric Upashantha, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Indika Gallage, Ranga Herath.

 

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