All-time XI: Sri Lanka

Eleven to take on the world

Eleven to take on the world

The three best batsmen and one of the spinners were easy picks. What about the others?

01-Apr-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali and the rest

Murali and the rest

The world's leading wicket-taker, his likely successor, and three from the 80s

22-Mar-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

A slinger and some swingers

A slinger and some swingers

Five to pick from, among them the country's most successful quick, one who broke teeth and one who took four in four

18-Mar-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Batsman-keeper or keeper-batsman?

Batsman-keeper or keeper-batsman?

A highly talented four-Test wonder, a Lord's centurion, an explosive batsman, the current captain and his successor behind the stumps make up the wicketkeeping shortlist

08-Mar-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

A problem of plenty

A problem of plenty

Who to pick - strokemakers or stodgy accumulators? Or keepers who can more than just get by with the bat?

02-Mar-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Destroyers and others

Destroyers and others

The candidates for the openers' slots are two firebrand attackers and three more conventional batsmen

23-Feb-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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