Muralitharan blow for Sri Lanka

Muralitharan suffered a knee injury during practice on Thursday Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the first Test with Pakistan after hurting his knee while fielding during a practice session on Thursday. Off-spinner Suraj Kaluhalmulla and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath have been brought in as replacements. Security is high in Sri Lanka with the Galle Test coming four months after a terror attack on the team in Pakistan. The two countries are scheduled to play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match after the three-Test series. Sri Lanka (from): Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Malinda Warnapura, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Suraj Mohamed, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dhammika Prasad, Kaushal Silva, Suranga Lakmal. Pakistan (from): Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khurram, Manzoor, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rauf, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal.