(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka’s Off-Spinner Akila Dananjaya was reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test against England, The Guardian reported.
The Match Officials’ report which was handed over to the Sri Lanka Team Management cited concerns about the 25-year-old’s action, which will be scrutinised further under the International Cricket Council (ICC) process laid down for international cricket.
Dananjaya is required to undergo testing within fourteen-days but he is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known.
The chances of Dananjaya being selected for the Kandy Test had already been reduced since he endured a wretched game in Galle, where he took two for 183 in the match while scoring only eight runs in his two innings.
Definitely out of the remainder of the series is the Captain, Dinesh Chandimal, because of a groin injury. Charith Asalanka, who scored an unbeaten half-century against England in a warm-up match, has been called up as a replacement.
