Sri Lanka veterans miss out

Sri Lanka have omitted veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas from their final 15-man squad for the World Cup.

Both players were named in the provisional squad of 30, but their hopes of playing for Sri Lanka again now seem slim after they were overlooked when the final cut was made.

The 41-year-old Jayasuriya and 36-year-old Vaas had hoped to use the World Cup, which will be held in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh, as a swansong to their international careers.

Captain and wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara will lead a squad that contains six other specialist batsmen, three spinners, three seamers and two all-rounders.

Mahela Jayawardene, who skippered Sri Lanka at the last World Cup in 2007, will be the vice-captain this time around.

Sri Lanka have been drawn in Group A alongside Australia, Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

Sri Lanka squad for World Cup:Kumar Sangakkara (cap), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga , Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

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