Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 1975–76 explained

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured India from October to December 1975. Sri Lanka did not then have Test status, but three four-day unofficial Tests were played, India winning 2–0. The tour also included six other first-class matches.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Sri Lankan team

• Anura Tennekoon (captain)
• David Heyn (vice-captain)
• Dennis Chanmugam
• Amitha de Costa
• Somachandra de Silva
• Ajit de Silva
• Roy Dias
• Ranjit Fernando
• Mahes Goonatilleke
• Russell Hamer
• Lalith Kaluperuma
• Duleep Mendis
• Tony Opatha
• Anura Ranasinghe
• Daya Sahabandu
• Bandula Warnapura
• Sunil Wettimuny

The manager was Neil Perera and the assistant manager was Abu Fuard.^[2]

External links

• Sri Lanka in India, 1975-76 at Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Lanka in India, 1975-76. Cricinfo . 20 January 2018.
2. "Sri Lanka's tour of India, 1975-76", Wisden 1977, pp. 928–29.
3. Web site: Sri Lanka in India 1975/76 . CricketArchive . 24 August 2022.
4. S. S. Perera, "Tour Summary", The Cricketer, February 1976, pp. 14, 36.