Upul Tharanga suffers foot injury
Tharanga, the left handed opener, is now the second player to drop out of the original 15-man squad for the three-Test after Marvan Atapattu, the former skipper, dropped out citing personal commitments.
Cricinfo staff
21-Jun-2007
Upul Tharanga has been ruled out of the first two Tests against Bangladesh after injuring his foot in a practice session.
"Tharanga was hit on his foot by a Lasith Malinga delivery this morning", Kangadaran Mathivanan, the secretary of the Sri Lankan board told AFP.
Tharanga, the left handed opener, is now the second player to drop out of the original 15-man squad for the three-Tests after Marvan Atapattu, the former skipper, dropped out citing personal commitments.
Mathivanan added that Sri Lanka A team members Thilan Samaraweera, Michael Vandort and Jehan Mubarak, who are engaged in a three-day warm-up match against Bangladesh; are in line to take Tharanga's place.
Sri Lanka host Bangladesh for three Tests and three ODIs. The first Test begins in Colombo on June 25.