Best Test XI for major Test teams in the last 20 years

#4 Sri Lanka

Atapattu finds a place in the list

Sri Lankan cricket had their moment of resurgence when they captured the 1996 World Cup. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Arvinda De Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan were the chief contributors and uplifted Sri Lankan cricket. The same was carried on by Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga and many other talented cricketers once the former greats walked into the horizon.

Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds the highest team total in Test cricket. The squad is currently is going through a transition phase because of the retirement of their experienced players. Let's have a look how their best XI in Tests since the past two decades stack :-

1. Marvan Atapattu
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
4. Mahela Jayawardene (c)
5. Thilan Samaraweera
6. Dinesh Chandimal
7. Angelo Mathews
8. Chaminda Vaas
9. Dilhara Fernando
10. Rangana Herath
11. Muttiah Muralitharan