Indo-SRi Lanka ODI Series from tomorrow, Sehwag ruled out of 1st ODI

The much awaited ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin tomorrow. There will be five matches in the series and first two matches will be held in Dambulla. Both matches will be held during day time. The remaining three matches will be played under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The Indian team, which is struggling with the form and fitness, received another jolt on the eve of the first ODI, as leading batsman Virender Sehwag was ruled out of the first ODI due to an ankle injury. Sehwag injured his ankle during practice today. Virat Kohli is expected to replace Sehwag in the playing XI.

Team:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel and Pragyan Ojha.

Sri Lanka:

Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Udawatte, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedara, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Ajantha Mendis, Thilina Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura.