Indian Shikhar Dhawan out of Sri Lanka series due to Injury

Indian Shikhar Dhawan out of Sri Lanka series due to Injury

COLOMBO: Indian series opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Monday discounted of whatever remains of the Sri Lanka arrangement with a hairline crack on his right hand, in a noteworthy hit to the vacationers. 

Dhawan, 29, maintained the harm amid the first Test in Galle which India lost by 63 keeps running on Saturday to surrender the lead in the three-match arrangement.

Dhawan, who hit a century in the first innings at Galle, will miss both the second Test beginning at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Thursday and the last match at the Sinhalese Sports Club in the Sri Lankan capital from August 28.

"He experienced tests that affirmed a hairline crack in his grasp. He would oblige four to six weeks to recuperate from the harm," an announcement from the group administration said.

Group chief Ravi Shastri said it was "disastrous" to lose the in-structure left-hander for the key Tests ahead.

"Shikhar demonstrated a great deal of mettle at Galle," Shastri said. "That is the thing that I search for in a player. It is lamentable to lose him."

No substitution has been named. The damage to Dhawan left India in a spot of trouble after the other opening batsman, Lokesh Rahul, was released for seven and five in Galle.

Initially decision opener Murali Vijay missed the Galle Test with a hamstring damage however is relied upon to recoup in time for the second match.

Top-request batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is holding up in the wings, while India had effectively summoned all-rounder Stuart Binny to join the squad as the sixteenth part before Dhawan's non-accessibility was affirmed.

Dhawan has scored 1,158 keeps running in 15 Tests at a normal of 44.53, with four centuries. (AFP)