Nishantha Ranatunga, brother of Sri Lanka [ Images ] Cricket chairman Arjuna Ranatunga [ Images ], has been appointed the new manager of the Sri Lanka team.

Nishantha Ranatunga was appointed for the team's tour to Canada [ Images ] later this month for a Twenty20 [ Images ] tournament also involving Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Canada.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's selectors made several changes to the one-day squad for the tour, calling up Twenty20 specialist all-rounders Dilhara Lokuhettige and Jeevantha Kulatunga.

Sri Lanka A captain Thilina Kandamby also returned to the senior squad while middle-order batsmen Chamara Silva was axed.

Off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ] and left-armer Chaminda Vaas [ Images ] were both rested for the short tour but all-rounder Farveez Maharoof returns after injury.

The four-nation tournament runs from October 10 to 13 in Toronto.