Srilanka's Probable Squad for Cricket World Cup 2015

Spinners: 

Expected: Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis

Rangana Herath is one of the best spinners in the world at the moment. He is an orthodox spinner, who doesn’t have too much variations under his arm but believes in bowling a consistent line. Batsmen need utmost concentration to be able to master this spinner. He, along with Ajmal are the top 2 spinners in both the formats. Since the exit of Muralitharan from the Lankan scheme of things Herath has been the real deal. In the fast, bouncy tracks in Australia and Newzealand he could come in handy. Generally, in these pitches teams tend to go in with a lone spinner but Srilanka has its strengths in spin. Ajanta Mendis brings the mystery element to spin bowling. He and his carrom ball are famous. In the start, when batsmen were new to his way of bowling they struggled to pick this ball. But with experience, they learned to counter it. Since then his progress has taken a halt. He will need to concentrate on bowling an accurate line to be successful overseas and not to over-use the carrom ball. Mystery needs to remain as mystery.

Reserves: Sachitra Senanayake

Like Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi, Senanayake too was reported for suspected action months ago. He is back  with a re-modelled action. This off-spinner has all the probabilities of partnering with Herath, provided he proves his form and his action. Senanayake had been extremely influential in Srilanka’s success in 2014 helping them win the World T20 and Asia Cup. If things go well, he should be an asset for Srilanka in World Cup 2015.