Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh at home, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Saturday.
The Sri Lanka captain picked up a hamstring injury in the second T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg and was forced to miss the following Twenty20I series in Australia.
“I am bitterly disappointed with the outcome after meeting the doctors last night. Since returning home, the doctors in Colombo, who are in consultation with a specialist in the UK wanted to take a further look in four weeks’ time, now the target for me is somewhere during the one-day series. Let’s see how the rehab goes. I am working on it.” Mathews told Cricbuzz.
Veteran Rangana Herath is tipped to lead the side while Upul Tharanga and Dinesh Chandimal may also come into contention as captaincy candidates.
Mathews missed the Zimbabwe Test series in October and November last year due to multiple leg injuries which opened the way for Herath to step in as Captain. Neither Chandimal or Tharanga have captained Sri Lanka in a Test.
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