xtratime Logo

[caption id="attachment_50656" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Dinesh Chandimal ruled out of the first Test against India. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Sri Lanka cricket team’s newly appointed Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the Galle Test against the World No.1 Test side India. He is also doubtful for the second Test which will be played in Colombo. Sri Lanka’s team manager, Asanka Gurusinha today confirmed that Chandimal is admitted to a hospital with Pneumonia. "We were actually only told late last night - the blood Test came a bit late. He's got pneumonia," he said. "He was admitted to hospital this morning at 9am, and he's definitely out of the first Test. "The doctors have advised us this morning to say: 'Finish the first Test' and they'll advise us afterwards. If they tell us he needs another week to recover, that's it. We can't do anything." In the absence of Chandimal Sri Lanka’s veteran spinner Rangana Herath will lead the side in the first Test. In Chandimal’s captaincy Sri Lanka registered a historic victory over Zimbabwe in the one-off Test. Chandimal led the side for the first time after Angelo Mathews decided to step down from his post. Hearth had an experience of leading the side in Tests where Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in 2016-17 season. He took 19 wickets in that series with an average of 15.10. Virat Kohli led Indian cricket team will start their tour with the first Test in Galle before heading to Colombo for the second Test. The third Test will be played in Pallekele and the series will be followed by five ODIs and a one-off T20I.