Sri Lanka vs India – Malinga misses second Test against India
Lasith Malinga,Sri Lanka’s fast bowler will be replaced by Dilhara Fernando for the second Test against India starting on 26th July in Colombo due to the “stiffness in his knee”
Malinga, one of the architects of Sri Lanka’s ten-wicket win in Galle will miss out at the SSC. However, spinner Ajantha Mendis made a return to the squad.
Aravinda de Silva, the chairman of selectors recently said Malinga rested on the advice of team physiotherapist Tommy Simsek. The bowler had complained to the therapist of stiffness in his dodgy right knee that had kept him out of Test cricket for 30 months.
Malinga, after a long absence, had made his comeback to the Test cricket in Galle and helped in Sri Lanka’s victory by taking 5 for 50 in the second innings.
SSC Test will be their first after Muttiah Muralitharan retired from the format and Malinga’s setback is a severe blow for Sri Lanka especially since the duo, Malinga and Muralitharan had combined to take 15 of India’s 20 wickets in Galle.
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