Sri Lanka, April 19 -- If you were looking for surprises in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad of 15 there was plenty with four players who have not appeared in one-day internationals for the country since 2017 getting the nod on the strength of their performances in the recently concluded Super Four Provincial limited-over tournament that was used as a yardstick for selections.

Those picked were batsman Lahiru Thirimanne, spin bowling all-rounders Jeevan Mendis and Milinda Siriwardana and leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay.

Among those who missed out were wicket-keeper/batsman Niroshan Dickwella and his opening partner Danushka Gunathilaka, batsmen Upul Tharanga and Dinesh Chandimal and off-spinner Akila Dananjaya.

The surprise selection was 21-y...