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Sri Lankan team management has decided to release five players including the regular captain Dimuth Karunratne and under-performing batsman Kusal Mendis from the present squad of 22 players.

Sri Lanka's Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne will miss the second Test against England, the Daily Mirror learns.

Sri Lankan top order batsman Lahiru Thirimanne's ton against tough opposition (England) on Sunday has made his brother Thulanidu Thirimanne very happy.

Playing in the IPL (Indian Premier League), scoring four hundreds in one Ranji Trophy season, owning the house, buying a Benz car and participating in the 2023 World Cup.

There has been some good news for the English team playing the Test series in Sri Lanka.

India's Ajit Agarkar or Pakistan's Mohammed Asif would not want Kusal Mendis in their company of having secured five successive ducks in Tests.

Sir Don Bradman's first Baggy Green cap, which was sold to Australian businessman Peter Freedman AM, Founder and Chairman of RØDE Microphones, for a record price of A$450,000, will be toured around for display in leading cricket countries around the world.

Former England batsman Owais Shah, who was the Head Coach of the Dambulla Viiking team in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will return to Sri Lanka, this time as a TV commentator for the two-match Test series beginning on January 14, it is learnt here.

Sri Lankan players were addressed by a renowned psychologist Dr. Chamara Wijesinghe on Monday, it is learnt here.

Sri Lankan batsman, Oshada Fernando, who twisted his ankle during the Lanka Premier league (LPL) and had to miss both the Test matches on the South Africa tour is also likely to miss the first Test match against England beginning on January 14, it is learnt here.