Pathum Nissanka may miss Bangladesh Tests due to injury

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2021

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Pathum Nissanka

Sri Lanka’s new cricket star Pathum Nissanka may miss the upcoming Bangladesh Test series due to an injury.

Nissanka had suffered a thigh strain during the second Test match against West Indies which concluded last week at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium in Antigua. 

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Pramody Wickramasinghe the chairman of the cricket selection committee mentioned that there are few injury concerns that they have to deal with before making a final call on the Test squad announcement.

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“We have few injury concerns. Lasith Embuldeniya is injured so is Pathum Nissanka. So, we are awaiting a report from the physio to see how serious the injuries are. We will finalize the team on Monday” Wickramasinghe said. 

The first Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will commence on the 21st of April at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.