Kumar Sangakkara has been named in the five-member selection committee which will be led by Aravinda De Silva, the Sri Lanka cricket board announced on Monday (March 7).
SANGAKKARA ROPED IN
Kumar Sangakkara included in Sri Lanka national selection committee
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The selection panel was appointed after Sri Lanka failed in series against New Zealand, India and the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. The committee has been appointed with immediate effect and includes Romesh Kaluwitharana, Lalith Kaluperuma and Ranjith Madurasinghe. De Silva has worked as a selector before as well in 2003, 2010 and also picked the squad for the World Cup in 2011.
"The appointment of the national selection committee was carried out by the minister 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," stated the release sent out by the board.
Sri Lanka toured New Zealand in January