Pak vs SL: Sri Lanka names full-strength Test squad for Pakistan tour

Pakistan will host Tests for the first time in a decade next month, and its opponents Sri Lanka, led by Dimuth Karunaratne, will be at full strength.

Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews have been named in the Sri Lanka squad for the Pakistan tour.

Sri Lanka has named a full-strength squad for the first Tests to be played in Pakistan in a decade.

Ten high-profile players opted not to tour when Sri Lanka visited Pakistan for three one-day internationals and three T20s in September and October, with limited-overs captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Lasith Malinga among those absent.

However, Karunaratne will skipper a strong group that also includes Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal for the two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

The only change to the Sri Lanka squad that faced New Zealand in August sees Kasun Rajitha replace Akila Dananjaya, who is serving a one-year ban for an illegal action.

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Pakistan has not hosted a five-day game since several Sri Lanka players and members of their coaching staff were injured in an attack on their team bus in March 2009.

These two Tests were originally scheduled to be hosted at a neutral venue because of security concerns but will now take place in Pakistan following the success of the limited-overs games in the country.

The first Test begins on December 11 in Rawalpindi.

Sri Lanka squad: