Wanindu Hasaranga had already tested positive on the recently concluded Australia tour.
Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga won't be available for the T20I series against India after testing positive for COVID-19 again in Australia. Hasaranga had already tested positive for COVID-19 on the Australia tour, and he missed the last three T20Is.
Sri Lanka will play three T20Is in India, on February 24, 26, and 27. They will later play two Tests on the India tour; the first Test starts from March 4 in Mohali and the second from March 12 to 16 in Bengaluru.
"Wanindu Hasaranga, who was in isolation after contracting COVID-19, has once again, returned a positive result when a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) was conducted on the player yesterday (February 22). A PCR test too confirmed the result," SLC said in an official statement.
"He was first found to be positive during a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on February 15, 2022. The player was transferred to Melbourne from Canberra and will remain in isolation until he returns a negative PCR Test Report," it added.
Sri Lankan T20I Squad: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka (Vice-Captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kamil Mishara, Janith Liyanage, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama and Ashian Daniel (Subjected to Ministerial approval).
(With ANI Inputs)