The inclusion of youngster Dimuth Karunarathna and the omission of senior opener Upul Tharanga raised eyebrows recently. To make matters worse, Karunarathna is not in his peak form as well.

However, internal sources of the SLC say that it is quite complicated to change players of an already stated World Cup squad.

Also, injuries of key bowlers Lasith Malinga and Suranga Lakmal have added to Sri Lanka's worries.

However, Malinga has reportedly commenced bowling and is expected to play for the warm up matches on Feb. 09 and Feb. 11.