MUMBAI - In the absence of Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath, the Sri Lankan team management is hoping for the experienced batsmen to flourish and inexperienced bowlers to step up. "Those two are the backbone of our bowling line-up and we don't have many experienced guys on this tour," Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said. "But we know this is a hard place to play cricket. We all will learn from this tour. "Rangana Herath will certainly be missed. He is one of the most experienced players but it lets us give an opportunity to youngsters like Seekkuge Prasanna, Suraj Randiv and Chathuranga de Silva."–Agencies