Sri Lanka to pick Under-19 squad

The Sri Lankan selectors will pick a 15-man Under-19 squad for the tour of England next month. The initial list of 100 players has been pruned down to 30, from which 15 will finally be chosen.

Lalith Kaluperuma, the chairman of selectors, said that the squad picked for the England tour will also be eligible to play in the under-19 World Cup which will be hosted by Sri Lanka next year. The under-19 side will play three Tests at Shenley, Scarborough and Headingley and three one-day matches at Worcester and Old Trafford. The one-day series starts on July 26, while the first Test begins on August 3.