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COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka recalled left-arm  paceman Chanaka Welegedara to their squad yesterday for the  Test series in India next month.

Welegedara, 28, made his debut against England in 2007 but  lost his place after suffering problems with his run-up.

Uncapped wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva and middle-order batsman  Thilina Kandamby were also named in the Test squad.

All-rounder Muthumudalige Pushpakumara is a new face in the  Twenty20 squad while fast bowler Dilhara Fernando has been  recalled to the one-day party after returning from injury,  taking the place of Dammika Prasad.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to play three Tests against India,  five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals.

Test squad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Muttiah  Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga  Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Thilina  Kandamby, Prasanna Jayawardene, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka  Welegedara, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dammika Prasad,  Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis

Twenty20 squad: Sangakkara (captain), Muralitharan, Mahela  Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedara,  Mathews, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Kaushal Weeraratne, Mendis,  Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Welegedara, Thushara, Lasith  Malinga, Kulasekera
One-day squad: Sangakkara (captain), Muralitharan, Mahela  Jayawardene, Dilshan, Kapugedara, Kandamby, Upul Tharanga,  Mathews, Samaraweera, Jayasuriya, Malinga, Dilhara Fernando,  Thushara, Kulasekera, Mendis.

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