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Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 14:02 GMT 15:02 UK
Atapattu secures Sri Lanka recall
Marvan Atapattu
Atapattu has played in 88 Test matches
Former skipper Marvan Atapattu has been recalled to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the first time since December 2005 for the home series against Bangladesh.

Left-arm seamer Sujeewa de Silva is back after five years and batsman Malinda Warnapura wins a first call-up.

Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara will return from county duty for the three-Test series.

Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya and leg-spinner Upul Chandana, 35, have been named only in the one-day squad.

The decision to rest Jayasuriya - who will cover for Muralitharan at Lancashire - from the Tests meant the selectors could bring back Atapattu.

Muralitharan and Vaas will both return to their English counties after the third Test.

The 36-year-old Atapattu was forced on the sidelines because of a back injury which required surgery but is now fit enough to add to his 88 Test caps.

He has played one-day cricket for Sri Lanka since the operation but was controversially left out of the World Cup squad.

Mahela Jayawardene retains the captaincy with Sangakkara his deputy while Sriyan Samaratne has been named squad manager.

Prasanna Jayawardene will keep wicket in the Tests to allow Sangakkara the chance to focus on his batting.

The Test series starts on 25 June in Colombo while the three-match one-day competition begins on 20 July.


Sri Lanka Test squad: Mahela Jayawardena (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Marvan Atapattu, Chamara Silva, Thilakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Upul Tharanga, Farveez Maharoof, Malinda Warnapura, Sujeewa De Silva, Lasith Malinga, Malinga Bandara

Sri Lanka one-day squad: Mahela Jayawardena (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Chandana, Jehan Mubarak, Chamara Kapugedera, Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Silva, Thilakaratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernando, Upul Tharanga, Farveez Maharoof, Lasith Malinga, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekera



SEE ALSO
Jayasuriya signs for Lancashire
13 Jun 07 |  Lancashire
Aussie trio keen on Sri Lanka job
06 Jun 07 |  Sri Lanka
Atapattu suffers new injury blow
18 Mar 06 |  Cricket
Bashar named in Bangladesh squad
04 Jun 07 |  Bangladesh
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2007
05 Jun 07 |  International Teams


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