Cuttack, December 20: With charismatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni serving a two-match ban, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said his Indian counterpart’s absence has dealt a big blow to the home side ahead of the crucial third cricket one-dayer here tomorrow.
“I hope it (Dhoni’s absence) is a factor. He has been one of the players who has been in form, so obviously it’s a blow to lose him,” Sangakkara told reporters after Sri Lanka’s practice session here today.
Dhoni, who has been in great touch in the series scoring 72 and 107 in the first two games, has been handed a two-ODI ban for his side’s slow over-rate during the second game of the five-match series in Nagpur, which India lost by three wickets.
–Agencies