Sri Lanka vs India 2017: Five reasons why Sri Lanka will not pose India any threat in the final Test

#2 Poor selection policies

Sandakan has been benched when he could have played a role at SSC

Sri Lanka's selection policies have been pathetic in recent times. Dhananjaya de Silva, a fine talent, was not picked for the Zimbabwean series but was thrown into the deep end against the Indians while Dasun Shanaka and Dasun Madushanka, two fast bowling all-rounders, have been dumped without being given proper chances.

While all these can be tolerated, the fact that Sri Lanka benched Lakshan Sandakan, an X-factor mystery bowler, cannot. Sandakan is a bit of an unknown to this Indian line-up and the Lankans could have used that against the visitors. Instead, they decided to play it safe and go with Malinda Pushpakumara at SSC.