Sri Lanka expands team to face India, New Zealand

Sri Lanka's selectors recalled all-rounder Chandika Hathurusinghe and included three more players to their squad of 22 to face India and New Zealand in a one-day triangular cricket series from mid-July and India in a three-Test series in August.

Left-handed batsman Avishka Gunawardena and fast bowlers Ruchira Perera and Dinusha Fernando were the other three named in the list that has now swollen to 26 players. They are undergoing training under coach Dav Whatmore in Colombo.

Hathurusinghe's inclusion is seen more as an attempt to bolster the middle-order, which already includes Hashan Tillekeratne and Aravinda de Silva, than for his gentle medium pace.

The 32-year-old Hathurusinghe has played 26 Tests in his international career that began in 1993 and has been in and out of the national squad, and earns his fourth recall after a successful domestic tournament.