Atapattu pulls out of Bangladesh series
Former Sri Lanka captain and opening batsman Marvan Atapattu has pulled out of the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh citing personal commitments.
Atapattu, 36 was named in the Test squad of 15 picked on June 13 for the three matches against Bangladesh beginning on June 25.
Kanagan Mathivanan, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary, said that the board had received a letter from Atapattu that due to commitments he was unavailable for the Bangladesh series.
Although picked in the World Cup squad, Atapattu was not selected for any of Sri Lanka’s 11 matches during the tournament held in the Caribbean. Atapattu was also left out of the one-day series that followed in Abu Dhabi against Pakistan.
The selection committee, headed by Ashantha de Mel, recalled Atapattu for the Bangladesh Test series. Sanath Jayasuriya, who is now expected to play just one-day cricket, was rested for the series and allowed to sign-up with English county Lancashire as their overseas replacement with Muttiah Muralitharan returning home for the Bangladesh series.
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