Big blow to Sri Lanka before the test series against India, star player out of this league due to injury

IND vs SL: The Indian team has to tour Sri Lanka in August next month, where a 2-Test series is to be played between the two teams, but before this series, Sri Lanka’s problems seem to be increasing. Team’s limited overs captain and star wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Mendis is out of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2026) due to injury. He has a hamstring injury. Mendis’s exclusion is a big blow for Colombo Caps but has also increased the worries of the Sri Lankan team, because only a few days are left for the series vs India to start. The test series will start from 15th August. This is a big blow for Sri Lanka before the series.

Kusal Mendis out of Lanka Premier League due to injury

Kusal Mendis is the captain of Colombo Caps in the Lanka Premier League. He was injured on July 19 during the match played between Colombo Caps and Kandy Royals. While trying to score runs, his right hamstring got strained. Now the news has come out that he is out of the entire tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed this by issuing an official statement. The board said that Mendis will now return to the National High Performance Centre, where his injury will be treated and he will start his rehabilitation process. However, no information has been given regarding how long he will stay away from the field. After Kusal Mendis’s exit from the tournament, Colombo Caps has handed over the responsibility of captaining the team to Kamindu Mendis. He will now captain the team in all the remaining matches of this tournament.

🚨KUSAL MENDIS’ LPL 2026 CAMPAIGN ENDS EARLY 🚨

– Kusal Mendis’ LPL 2026 campaign has come to an early end after he suffered a hamstring injury.#LPL2026 | #Cricketpic.twitter.com/eR3Kmg9X4Z

— Rana Ahmad. (@AhmadRana056) July 22, 2026

Kusal Mendis’ injury increases Sri Lanka’s tension

Kusal Mendis is one of the most important players of Sri Lanka. It was considered certain that he would be selected as wicketkeeper in the team for the Test series against India. The squad of the Sri Lankan team is expected to be announced on August 1. In such a situation, the tension of the Sri Lankan team management regarding his fitness has increased a lot. If Mendis is not able to recover in time and is out of the Test series against India, then it will be a big blow for Sri Lanka. After a long time, the Sri Lankan team will play a Test series at home.

Kusal Mendis’ LPL 2026 campaign has ended early due to a hamstring injury, adding to Sri Lanka’s concerns ahead of the India Test series. With the squad expected to be picked on August 1, Mendis and Pathum Nissanka have a race against time.@VTrips_7781 writes@ipg_productions…

— RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) July 22, 2026

Kusal Mendis was in great form

Kusal Mendis was looking in great form these days. In the very first match of Lanka Premier League, he played an excellent inning of 79 runs on 53 balls against Galle Gallants. Before this, he had also shown his talent in Pakistan Super League 2026. Batting in 11 innings in PSL, he scored a total of 550 runs at an excellent strike rate of 168.19. Talking about Kusal Mendis’s performance in International in the year 2026, he has so far scored 408 runs in 14 innings in T20 International at a strike rate of 130.35. Whereas in ODI, 211 runs have been scored in 4 innings.

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