Sri Lanka's recent series whitewash at home against India was bad, but more catastrophic was their tour to South Africa earlier this year. It was a series completely dominated by the South African seamers as across six innings, all Sri Lankan batsmen put together, they managed just three half-centuries. Opener Kaushal Silva finished the series with a top score of 48 and was axed.
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I knew it wasn't the end of my career: Kaushal Silva
Silva said his camaraderie with Karunaratne makes it easier to bat for both of them. © Getty
Silva, 31, was overlooked for the home series against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and
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