The Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association (SLSHA) Selection Committee has picked a squad of 20 school hockey players from leading hockey playing schools in the island. Sri Lanka Schools Boys Under-18 team will leave to compete at the invitational BKSP International Hockey C’ship to be held at Zirani - Savar in Bangladesh from June 26 to July 4.
The squad: S.N. Weerasinghe, Ameer Shoaib, R.M. Hettiarachchi (Sri Sumangala), M.M. Premasiri, C.D. Liyanarachchi (Vidyartha), R.V. Dharmarathna (St. Sylvester’s), M. Mithulan (St. Anthony’s Katugastota) Kandy K.R. Hettiarchchi, K. Maduwantha (Nalanda), Kavin Soysa, Y.M. Gunawardhana, Akash Dissanayake (St. Peter’s), Sachithra Malshan (Royal College) Lakshan Sandaruwan Richmond College Bhathiya Alwis, Amantha Silva (Joseph Vaz), Dimal Fernando (Maris Stella) Negombo N.R.D. Silva (Rahula College) P.B. Herath, S.D. Dissanayake (St. Thomas’ Matale), S.M. Rislan (Zahira Matale)