Sri Lanka Cricket chief selectot Pramodya Wickremasinghe says they are in the process of finalising the Sri Lanka team for the ODI qualifiers, and there are chances for two senior batters to come in.

“This could be, Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith or even Dinesh Chandimal. It’s a call we have to take in consultation with the coach, captain and the consultant coach. Whoever in the XI is, they should play with responsibility. They have the talent and the skills but lack application. This is what the coaches and everyone involved in the coaching department is working on,” he told the Sunday Times.

Chief Selector said that the coaching staff, along with Consultant Coach Mahela Jayawardena, are hatching plans for a successful campaign during the qualifiers.“I know the players feel the heat much more than anyone else. They feel embarrassed that they could not qualify automatically and I am sure this will pump them up to give their best. I have no doubt they will play well, like they did at the Asia Cup last year” he told the Sunday Times.

The World Cup qualifiers will begin on June 18th in Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka is planning to play a series with Afghanistan in Colombo ahead of the qualifiers as preparation.