West Indies vs Sri Lanka: All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva joins national team after attending father's funeral

Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva rejoined the national team touring the West Indies after attending his father’s funeral, officials said Monday. [caption id=“attachment_2954872” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Dhananjaya de Silva . AP[/caption] Ranjan de Silva, a local politician, was gunned down in a Colombo suburb 10 days ago on the eve of the team’s departure. “National player Dhananjaya De Silva left the country on 3 June evening to join the team in West Indies,” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The three-Test tour starts on Wednesday at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sri Lanka are also missing opener Dimuth Karunaratne who fractured a finger while batting in the nets earlier last month.