India and Sri Lanka will face off in the first Test of the series at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, with both teams looking to strengthen their position in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
That’s why he’s in the team,” de Silva said on the eve of the Test in the press conference. Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has backed experienced wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella to make an impact against India, saying his glovework was the primary reason behind his call to the Test squad for the opening match of the two-Test series in Galle. “The only thing I have to tell Niroshan Dickwella is to keep well.
Dickwella, who has played 54 Tests, returns to the Sri Lankan Test squad after spending the last few years out of the side. He has scored 2,757 Test runs at an average of 30.97, with a highest score of 96. 7, and Kusal has played well there in the last few years, so Dickwella didn’t get a chance to come back,” de Silva said.
Because kusal Mendis went to No, “Dickwella had to leave the Test squad over the last few years.
“But when you play at Galle, the most important thing is that the player with the best glovework plays,” he added. “As a country and as a team, we don’t have a huge pool of players that we can experiment with,” de Silva said. Sri Lanka Test Squad: Dhananjaya De Silva (captain), Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Keshara Nuwantha, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
