Kulasekara played 21 Tests and picked up 48 wickets since making his debut in April 2005. A batsman qualifies for a full rating after he has played 40 Test innings, while Hales has so far batted in only 11 Test innings.
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Bandara has played 51 first-class matches, taking 141 wickets at an average of 29.85.
West Indies won the World Twenty20 in India in April, but the next scheduled edition of a tournament that has usually been played every two years since its inception in 2007 is now scheduled for 2020.
In a recent interview on Wednesday, Kulasekara announced his decision to retire from test match cricket from immediate effects. His lack of pace could not cut through the test of the longest format of the game.
A league system for Test cricket could be in place by 2019, according to International Cricket Council chief executive Dave Richardson. He even earned the top spot in ODI rankings in March 2009.
Bandara and Kusal Perera, who was cleared after being charged with failing a drug test, will travel to England ahead of the Lord’s Test, starting on June 9.
His best performance in test cricket were the two four-wicket hauls he took against Pakistan in Colombo in 2009 to finish with a match figure of 8 for 58 in 28.4 overs.
His retirement comes at a time when Sri Lankan cricket is in a phase of transition: big shoes of the likes of Jayawardene, Sangakkara, Jayasuriya, Muralidharan etc are still not filled.
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England are one of the busiest of the Test-playing sides and Cook will have ample opportunity to add to his tally in the coming months.
