da 888casino： Chaminda Vaas is out of the Indian Oil Cup opener
da apostebet： Charlie Austin28-Jul-2005
Chaminda Vaas: out © Getty Images
Sri Lanka will start the Indian Oil Cup without Chaminda Vaas, their in-formnew ball veteran, who pulled a hamstring against West Indies at the weekend.Vaas is likely to miss the Dambulla stage of the tournament as the teammanagement are reluctant to risk causing long-term damage by pushing himback too soon, although he is typically anxious to return.”Chaminda [Vaas] will not play in the first game,” CJ Clarke, the team’sphysiotherapist, told Cricinfo on Thursday. “It would be too big a risk andif he aggravated it he could be out for four weeks. We are not really surewhen he will be able to return at this stage but hopefully he will make theColombo games.”Dilhara Fernando has also got a niggling thigh strain but he played in awarm-up day-night match between a Atapattu XI and Jayawardene XI on Thursdayand is expected to be available for selection. Vaas’s absence may allow himto make a comeback after a long absence after frustrating year on thesidelines following his latest stress fracture of the back.Nuwan Zoysa, Vaas’s new-ball partner last year, will have to lead the paceattack in Vaas’s absence with assistance from Lasith Malinga. The finalbowling place will be taken by either Dilhara Fernando, Farveez Maharoof orDilhara Lokuhettige, Sri Lanka’s new allrounder. Maharoof and Lokuhettigeare the frontrunners because of their batting skills.
