da brdice: Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka’s leading run scorer in Tests and One-DayInternationals, has been put on standby for the NatWest triangular seriesafter a finger injury to Marvan Atapattu
da dobrowin: Charlie Austin17-Jun-2002Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka’s leading run scorer in Tests and One-DayInternationals, has been put on standby for the NatWest triangular seriesafter a finger injury to Marvan Atapattu.Atapattu is still awaiting specialist advice to ascertain whether hesustained a fresh fracture on his right index finger or aggravated an oldinjury on Saturday – either way, his participation in the NatWest triangularseries is in doubt.De Silva, 36, has not played in the one-day side for over 16 months, but hisexpertise in English conditions and the appointment of a new chairman ofselectors, who believes experience will be an important ingredient forsuccess in the 2003 World Cup, has paved the way for his return.De Silva has played 275 ODIs and scored 8,430 runs during a career spanning18 years.






