{"id":9868,"date":"2025-10-12T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2025-10-12T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:55:47","slug":"sri-lanka-squad-to-undergo-major-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/sri-lanka-squad-to-undergo-major-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka squad to undergo major changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The selection committee has taken steps to recall Dhananjaya de Silva and Bhanuka Rajapaksa to the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming Pakistan tour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the tour, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will play 3 ODIs, followed by a tri-nation Twenty20 series against Afghanistan. Accordingly, Dhananjaya and Bhanuka have been included in the preliminary Sri Lanka squad for the Pakistan tour starting on November 11, said selection committee chairman Upul Tharanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a squad of about 22 for the World Cup. 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