Kithuruwan Vithanage

Putting an official end to the contracts dispute with players, Sri Lanka Cricket announced a full strength 16-member squad for first Test against Bangladesh.

With the addition of these two players now, the Sri Lankan team has affected five changes to its original World Cup squad.

Sri Lanka named a 16-member team for upcoming Test series against India with uncapped 23-year-old pacer Vishwa Fernando the only fresh face.

Allrounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain, replacing Mahela Jayawardene, for a period of one year.

Senior Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene and off-spinner Rangana Herath have been rested for the one-day series against Bangladesh starting February 17.

The ACC Emerging Teams Cup, which kicks off on Monday with India U-23 team facing Sri Lanka at Chittagong, is an important tournament for Baba Aparajith.

Resuming at 135/3, overnight batsman Virat Kohli slammed a fifty, while the rest of the middle-order -- Ajinkya Rahane (40), Rohit Sharma (38), Shikhar Dhawan (41) too looked in good touch as they spent some time at the crease before retiring.

Sri Lanka, who won the first Test by an innings and 248 runs, hit up 587 in their first innings and Bangladesh replied with 86/1 by stumps on Day 2.

As is clear from the name, it's cricket with each team facing 10 overs with a typical game lasting 90 minutes. Aimed to "maximise audience's leisure", the league will last just four days and is already underway since December 14 with the final to be played on December 17.

Virat Kohli's aggressive strategy to deploy five specialist bowlers will be tested when India go into the three-match cricket Test series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, hoping to end a 22-year-old wait for a series triumph on Lankan soil.