1.   Batsman Sanjay Manjrekar was replaced by hard hitting batsman Vavjot Singh Sidhu.

2.   Hard hitting batsman Avishka Gunawardana, who was impressive during the recent Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lampur, is also in the squad.

3.   Opener Sanath Jayasuriya, one of the best known hard hitting batsman in the world today, played cautious cricket.

4.   Zahoor Elahi, a hard hitting batsman comes from a cricket playing family.