Sreesanth to Miss First Two One-dayer Against SL

Mohali: Indian pacer Sreesanth, who was down with swine flu, has been ruled out of the first two One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka, starting from December 15 in Rajkot.

S Sreesanth will be discharged from hospital on Sunday.

Sreesanth, who was admitted to the Fortis Hospital late on Thursday night with symptoms of H1N1, tested positive for the disease. He will be discharged from hospital on Sunday.

Indian team manager Mayank Parikh has also been admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. His reports are still awaited.

Both Sreesanth and Parikh will not travel with the team.

With mercury dipping, Chandigarh in the past ten days has seen a sharp increase in number of swine flu cases and has already registered ten deaths.

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