da bwin： Sports Minister Lakshman Kiriella made two changes to the national cricketselection committee by including former Sri Lanka Testwicket-keeper/batsman Amal Silva and former Bloomfield, Air Force and CCCcricketer K.M
da mrbet： Sa'adi Thawfeeq11-May-2001Sports Minister Lakshman Kiriella made two changes to the national cricketselection committee by including former Sri Lanka Testwicket-keeper/batsman Amal Silva and former Bloomfield, Air Force and CCCcricketer K.M. Nelson.Silva and Nelson replace Shammi Silva and Lalith Kaluperuma respectivelyfrom the five-man committee which completed its term at the end of April.The new committee comes into immediate effect.Three members of the former committee – Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa, BrendonKuruppu and Kapila Wijegunawardena – have been retained.Kehelgamuwa, a former Sri Lanka fast bowler, continues his position aschairman of selectors.Silva joins Kuruppu and Wijegunawardena as the three people who haverepresented the country at Test level in the selection committee.Silva played for his country in nine Tests as a left-hand opening batsmanand wicket-keeper, scoring 353 runs (avg. 25.21) including twocenturies, one of which was made on his first appearance at Lord’s againstEngland in 1984. He also claimed 34 victims (33ct, 1st) behind thewicket and played in 20 One-Day Internationals.Silva is presently the chairman of the umpires committee of the Sri LankaCricket Board (BCCSL) interim committee.Nelson has been on the national selection committee on two previousoccasions. A former cricket administrator who had served the Cricket Boardin different committees, he is presently the chairman of selectors of theMercantile Cricket Association, of which he was once president.The first priority of the new selection committee will be to pick thecaptain of the Sri Lanka A team which will come up against Pakistan Ain a series of three unofficial Tests and three unofficial One-DayInternationals starting next month.They will also have to name the senior squad to commence training for theforthcoming home Test series against India and the one-day triangular series against India and New Zealand which begins on June 18 with the Test series to follow from August 14.
