Monday 8 August 2011

Malinga, Tharanga Available for ODIs

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Australia in Sri Lanka, 2011

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga said he is fit and ready to face Australia in the match five in a series of days, who recovered from an illness back.

Malinga was excluded from the two Twenty20 matches which started a tour in Australia, but was formed Sunday off and later said his body was ready for battle.

"I feel that they are fit and ready for the five ODIs that are coming," he told the Sunday Times Malinga. "I play all the games, if I chose, and I'm ready for it."

Take retired from Test cricket to concentrate on shorter formats, Malinga is a significant addition to the team of Sri Lanka, if selected for the ODI series, and headaches for the Australian side that has significantly improved its performance in the opening tour on Saturday.

Another meaningful inclusion of people of Sri Lanka could be the opening batsman Upul Tharanga, who works at 56.42 with 395 was a key member of a club of World Cup line-up all the way to the end. After the tournament, was suspended for using a banned substance, but extenuating circumstances meant a suspension of three months.

Tharanga had provided a urine sample as part of random testing of the ICC in the global competition after the semi-final between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Colombo Cup on 29 March. Their sample was analyzed by an accredited laboratory and found to contain prednisone and prednisolone, which are "substances" in the list of substances banned by the AMA and are prohibited to be used in competition "when administered orally, intravenously, intramuscular or rectal. "

The court accepted anti-doping Tharanga's claim that he had ingested substances from drinking a herbal medicine given to him to relieve the discomfort caused by a shoulder injury sustained.

The Court also noted that "Tharanga had no intention of adding to its sporty performance or mask the use of another performance-enhancing drugs, but that failed to meet the high level of personal responsibility implicit in him as a player anti-doping rules in international cricket. "

Tharanga ban ends on August 9, which will be selected for the first game of the series in Kandy on 10 August.

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