Sri Lanka Daily News round up (8 June 1997)
* The West Indies are expected to make two changes for the first Test against Sri Lanka which starts later this week
08-Jun-1997
9 Jun 1997
News round up
Daily News
* The West Indies are expected to make two changes for the first
Test against Sri Lanka which starts later this week. The West
Indian team sources said they will make a couple of changes from
the team which won the one-off one day international on Friday,
but said the final decision would be taken on the Test match
eve.
The first Test which will be played from June 13 to 17 at
Antigua Recreation grounds is the first ever Test to be played
between the two countries in the Caribbean Islands. The second
Test too has a historic value as the game to be played from June
20 to 24 at will baptise Arnos Vale in St. Vincent as the newest
Test venue in the world.
* Sri Lankan vice captain Aravinda de Silva heads the latest
CEAT Sri Lankan cricketer of the Year rankings. De Silva, who
was the architect Sri Lanka's success in the Singer-Akai Cup in
Sharjah aggregating 416 runs, had a similar show with the bat in
the Pepsi Independence Cup tournament in India.
All-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya is placed second in the newest
rankings issued after their one-off one day international
against the West Indies.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)