Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of remaining Sri Lanka Tests due to hand injury

Shikhar Dhawan scored 162 runs in the two innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. (Source: Reuters)

India cricket team opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests against Sri Lanka due to a hand injury.

The BCCI on Monday informed about the Dhawan, who is going to miss the remainder of the series. Dhawan has suffered a hairline fracture in his right hand.

Dhawan scored 134 and 28 in the two innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka which India lost by 63 runs in Galle on Saturday.

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