Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has successfully recovered from a bout of Pneumonia which kept him out of the first Test against India. He will lead Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test match at SSC grounds which commences on Thursday.
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“Chandimal is fit and ready to play the 2nd Test. He has trained in the last few days and will replace Danushka Gunathilaka in the side.“ Chief Selector Sanath Jayasuriya told ThePapare.com.
Jayasuriya and his set of selectors are yet to decide on a possible replacement for Asela Gunaratne who broke his left thumb on the first session in Galle where India thrashed Sri Lanka by 304 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Rangana Herath who captained Sri Lanka in place of Chandimal injured his middle finger on his spinning hand during 3rd day’s play and did not take the field afterwards.
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“We have to see how he is going to come up in the next couple of days because his finger is pretty sore. We will give him till the last minute to make sure that he is fit. The day before the Test we will see whether he can drift the ball, it will come down to that. If he can without pain he will play, otherwise we will have to look at different options. The finger is not swollen but it’s sore and painful.” Sri Lanka’s Cricket Manager told ESPNCricinfo on Sunday.
