Dinesh Chandimal to miss Galle Test

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New Delhi: Sri Lanka Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal will miss his sides first Test match against India which begins on July 26 after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

"We were actually only told late last night - the blood Test came a bit late. He's got pneumonia," Asanka Gurusinha, Sri Lanka's cricket manager, told Espncricinfo

The right hand batsman took over the Test captaincy after long serving skipper Angelo Mathews decided to step down after disappointing ODI series loss to Zimbabwe on their home turf.

Chandimal led Sri Lanka to historic victory against Zimbabwe in the one-off Test match. Ranganna Herath will lead Sri Lanka in the absence of their full-time skipper. 

While, Nuwan Pradeep who missed the only Test match against Zimbabwe has returned to full fitness and he is expected to start against Virat Kohli’s men. 

Sri Lanka are scheduled to play 3 Test matches against the world no. 1 side