The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Asitha Fernando as a replacement for Binura Fernando in the Sri Lanka squad.
Asitha Fernando who has played three T20Is, was named as a replacement after Binura Fernando was ruled out due to a left hamstring injury that was sustained in Tuesday’s match against Australia in Perth. He will travel out from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia.
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The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 consists of Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager – Cricket (Chair); Chris Tetley, ICC Head of Events; Peter Roach, Cricket Australia, Shane Doyle, Men’s T20 World Cup Local Organising Committee; Shaun Pollock (Independent) and Ian Bishop (Independent).
Binura Fernando was injured just 5 deliveries into his spell in Sri Lanka’s Super 12s game against Australia on the 25th of October in Perth. The quick’s career has been repeatedly hampered by injury, the World Cup in Australia is the 1st time he’s represented Sri Lanka since February of 2022. In a post on Instagram, Fernando has indicated that he will be taking a break from the game, ‘thinking of his mental health’.
