SRI LANKA
The island nation of Sri Lanka has Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sachithra Senanayake in their list of all-rounders.
Among all, the veteran Tillakaratne Dilshan is the 4th best all-rounder in the world and has been performing consistently in past one year. He scored 357 runs with the strike rate of 84.79 and also had a staggering average of 51 against England in December 2014. He was also the second highest wicket taker in the series with 12 wickets at an economy of 5.10.
He also enjoyed 2014 with 990 runs in 25 matches at an average of 41.25 but despite being an opener he managed to score just one century. Now that is not what you expect from a player like Dilshan.
Skipper Angelo Mathews is ranked 3rd in the world, and closely follows Dilshan in the squad as a best all-rounder. He might have performed below par against England with just 182 runs and three wickets in his pocket but the previous year had been fruitful to him. He was the first batsman to reach 1000 runs mark in 2014 and also has 18 wickets in 32 matches.
Thisara Perera strengthens the dominance of Sri Lankan all-rounders in the World Cup with over 390 runs and 24 wickets in same no. of matches.
Left with Jeevan Mendis and Sachithra Senanayake, the duo were a big flop against England having shared just 6 wickets together in 7 matches but Senanayake after returning from his suspension had a wonderful year bagging 27 wickets in 18 matches at an economy of 4.38.
Clearly, Sri Lanka has the best set of all-rounders with all the necessary ingredients one need.
Note: This does not include the ODI series vs New Zealand.
