{"id":56814,"date":"2021-01-23T16:57:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=56814"},"modified":"2021-01-23T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:57:55","slug":"kusal-mendis-dropped-from-squad-for-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/kusal-mendis-dropped-from-squad-for-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Kusal Mendis dropped from squad for second test"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Kusal Mendis dropped from squad for second test<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56815 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kusal.jpg\" alt=\"Kusal\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ceylontoday.lk\/news\/kusal-mendis-dropped-from-squad-for-second-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ceylontoday<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">According to Sri Lanka cricket Chairman of Selectors Ashantha de Mel, a number of Sri Lankan players have dropped from the squad for the second test against England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne who was ruled out due to an injury has been dropped from the squad alongside batsman Kusal Mendis who is having a poor run of form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Pacemen Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, and Wicket Keeper Minodh Banuka have also been dropped from the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kusal Mendis dropped from squad for second test Source:Ceylontoday According to Sri Lanka cricket Chairman of Selectors Ashantha de Mel, a number of Sri Lankan players have dropped from the squad for the second test against England. 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