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Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for ODIs in UK

Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for ODIs in UK

By REUTERS

Sri Lanka's Farveez Maharoof acknowledges the crowd after taking five wickets against India during their match in the Asia Cup one-day international cricket tournament in Dambulla June 22, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/File Photo

Sri Lankan all rounder Farveez Maharoof inched closer to a return to international cricket on Wednesday after being called into the squad for one-day series against England and Ireland. Fellow all rounder Danushka Gunathilaka, batsman Upul Tharanga, leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna and off-spinner Suraj Randiv will also join the squad for the one-dayers, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement. Maharoof, who played the last of his 104 ODIs against Bangladesh in March 2012, was rewarded after the 31-year-old emerged as the Premier Limited Over Tournament's leading wicket-taker. SLC did not specify cricketers who would return home after the test series. Sri Lanka take on England in the final test at Lord's on Thursday, hoping to avoid a 3-0 defeat. They will then move to Dublin for two one-dayers against Ireland before returning to England for a five-match ODI series against the hosts to be followed by a Twenty20 International on July 5.