We have to protect players from injury and focus on T20 World Cup, says Prof. Arjuna de Silva-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Prof. Arjuna de Silva Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan champion leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga didn’t play the third ODI against Australia yesterday at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. The team Management is still looking at how he is recovering from the injury said Sri Lanka Cricket Medical Committee Chairman Prof. Arjuna de Silva yesterday. Hasaranga did not play the second ODI against Australia at Pallekele and underwent an MRI scan. Hasaranga was diagnosed with a groin muscle strain during the first ODI at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and his MRI report showed the extent of his injury. ...

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Moeen Ali tests negative, joins team bio-bubble-By Bipin Dani Source:Dailymirror English all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested negative for COVID-19 and has joined the team’s bio-bubble.  Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the Chairman of the medical panel of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), told the Daily Mirror: “Moeen Ali is now COVID-19 negative and has joined the team bio-bubble in the hotel”.  The 33-year-old batting all-rounder tested positive twice on arriving in Sri Lanka and had to be shifted to an intermediate care centre.  ...

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