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PROVIDENCE (Guyana), March 20: West Indies return to home international action for the first time since last year’s World Cup when they take on Sri Lanka in Guyana from Saturday in the first of a two-Test series.
Since their poor showing at the one-day showpiece, West Indies have shown sparks of a revival only for disappointment to quickly follow.
Following last year’s 3-0 Test defeat by England, the Caribbean side claimed their first ever Test win in South Africa — their first Test win since May 2005 — but then lost the next two Tests and all five matches in the one-day series.
Spinners Sulieman Benn and Amit Jaggernauth are included in the squad for the first time, while captain Chris Gayle has Barbados all-rounder Ryan Hinds back in the side for the first time in nearly three years.
Teams (from):
WEST INDIES: Chris Gayle (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Sulieman Benn, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Ryan Hinds, Amit Jaggernauth, Darren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor.
SRI LANKA: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Prasanna Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Ishara Amerasinghe, Rangana Herath, Thushara Mirando, Chanaka Welegedara, Nuwan Kulasekara.Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Simon Taufel (Australia).
Match referee: Chris Broad (England).—Reuters
