Sri Lanka are set to present the nod to skilled gamers when deciding on their squad of 15 for the June occasion. Chief selector Upul Tharanga has revealed Sri Lanka will favour expertise over youth when deciding who will characterize the facet at this yr’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The 2014 T20 World Cup champions prompted a shock lately after they recalled skilled wicket-keeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella for his or her ongoing T20I collection with Bangladesh and Tharanga indicated this is able to be the norm forward of this yr’s 20-over showcase within the USA and Caribean in June.

It means the likes of left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage and fellow children Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Shevon Daniel could should bide their time and look forward to additional alternatives on the prime stage in response to Tharanga.

“In T20s we need a wicket-taking option, which is why we opted for Jeffrey (Vandersay) over someone like Dunith (Wellalage). We felt that Jeffrey was more of an attacking bowler in T20s.,” Tharanga stated as quoted by ICC official web site.

“We had a big discussion regarding Viyaskanth and Jeffrey, and there were differing opinions within the selection committee. But in the end, we went with Jeffrey because the (T20) World Cup is coming up soon and there was a question over whether Viyaskanth could suddenly be brought in to play in a (T20) World Cup. So that’s why we went with Jeffrey and his experience,” the previous opener added.

“We were looking for someone to play in the top order (following injuries to Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera). We looked at Shevon Daniel, Lasith Croospulle and Dikka (Dickwella), but the first two are still quite young. It was difficult to pick them based purely on their most recent performances,” the 39-year-old asserted.

Tharanga singled out Daniel as a participant he expects to shine for Sri Lanka sooner or later, however stated the time will come for {the teenager} to indicate his qualities and add to the 2 white-ball matches he has performed for his nation.

“They’re very talented cricketers, someone like Shevon can play for 10 to 15 years for Sri Lanka. A player like that, do we drop him into a difficult situation? Or do we hold him back and let him play in the NSL (Sri Lanka domestic competition), give him experience and then bring him into the side. We spoke to the captain, as well as the coach, and they also felt Niroshan Dickwella was the best option at this time because heading into a (T20) World Cup, his experience will be useful,” Tharanga concluded.

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