Roger Wijesuriya to head junior selection committee

According to a report in The Island newspaper today, former national spinner, Roger Wijesuriya, has been appointed Chairman of a seven-member Junior National Selection Committee.

This is the first time that a Junior Selection Committee has been appointed. They will have selectorial responsibility for Under 19, 17 and 15 national sides.

The committee includes Champaka Ramanayake, Don Anurasiri, Ranjith Madurasinghe, all of who have played Test cricket, and Jayantha Seneviratne, Joe Samarimuttupulle and Aubrey Kuruppu.