Sri Lanka call up veteran Vaas as Murali sweats

Sri Lanka were sweating over a World Cup final aptness of Muttiah Muralitharan as well as Angelo Mathews as 37-year-old seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in 2010, as well as Suraj Randiv were called-up as cover.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka were sweating over a World Cup final aptness of Muttiah Muralitharan as well as Angelo Mathews upon Thursday as 37-year-old seamer Chaminda Vaas as well as Suraj Randiv were called-up as cover.

“Chaminda Vaas as well as Suraj Randiv will be enclosed in a Sri Lankan patrol for a World Cup final as cover for a harmed (Muttiah) Muralitharan as well as (Angelo) Mathews,” Sri Lanka Cricket pronounced in a statement.

Vaas, 37 as well as Randiv, 26, were due to fly out to Mumbai after Thursday forward of Saturday’s pretension compare opposite India.

Muralitharan, who turns 39 subsequent month, has played by a six-week contest notwithstanding pang injure leg tendon as well as groin injuries, a side aria as well as a heavy knee.

But manager Trevor Bayliss insisted upon Thursday which Muralitharan, who will retire after Saturday’s final, will fool around opposite India.

“Chances have been great which Murali will play,” pronounced Bayliss. “He finished 10 overs in a semi-final, as well as such is a impression of a male which he will fool around even with discomfort.”

All-rounder Mathews, 23, picked up a right-side aria whilst fielding during Tuesday’s semi-final win opposite New Zealand.

Sri Lanka, 1996 winners as well as 2007 finalists, wish to win a crater for mythological spinner Muralitharan who will retire after a universe jot down transport of 800 Test as well as 534 one-day wickets.

Vaas, who was partial of a 1996 winning team, late from Tests in Jul with 322 Test as well as 400 one-day wickets.

He final played an general when India toured Sri Lanka in Aug 2008, receiving a wicket of Yuvraj Singh for a duck.

Randiv, who done his one-day entrance opposite India in 2009, has taken twenty-two ODI wickets.

He final played when Sri Lanka toured Australia for a one-day array final year.