Theekshana did not travel with the Sri Lanka squad when the team departed for India on September 26.
The 23-year-old off-spinner strained his right hamstring while fielding during the Asia cup Super 4 clash against Pakistan and subsequently ruled out of the final against India.
The SLC also provided a medical update on wicketkeeper-batter Janith Perera, who experienced pain on his ‘right shoulder’, during Sri Lanka’s warm-up game against Bangladesh, saying the 33-year-old is currently “under medical treatment and is in the process of recovery.”
Issuing an update on captain Dasun Shanaka, who is not taking part in Tuesday’s warm-up game against Afghanistan, the country cricket board said the skipper “is recovering from a strain he experienced on his left elbow following the warm-up game against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka will begin their World Cup campaign against South Africa on October 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
–IANS
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