Schoolboy included
NZPA-Reuter Colombo An 18-year-old schoolboy, Aravinda de Silva, is in the 14-man Sri Lanka squad named for the Asian Cup cricket tournament starting in Sharjah next month. De Silva, a left-hand batsman, captained Sri Lanka’s under 19 team which toured
Australia earlier this year. The squad includes 10 players who were in Sri Lanka’s team for the Prudential World Cup tournament in England last year. Indian and Pakistan will also take part in the Asian Cup tournament starting on April 6.
The full squad is: Duleep Mendis (captain), Roy Dias (vice-captain), Sidath Wettimuny, Ranjan Madugalie, Somachandra de Silva, Guy de Alwis, Ravi Ratnayake, Uvaisal Karnain, Brendon Kuruppu, Vinodhan John, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Jayantha Amarsinghe, and Asantha de Mel.
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Press, 24 March 1984, Page 80
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