Chandana flown to Singapore for check-up

Upul Chandana, one of two frontline spinners in Sri Lanka's 20-man training pool for New Zealand, has been flown to Singapore for an urgent medical check-up after failing to recover from a respiratory complaint.

Chandana first complained of breathing difficulties during Sri Lanka's recent tour of Pakistan and his failure to recover properly has prompted the Sri Lanka cricket board to send him overseas for medical assistance.

Chandana, who has taken 35 wickets in 14 tests and 137 wickets in 132 one-day internationals with his legspin, has only a few weeks to recover before Sri Lanka depart next month for a Christmas and New Year tour of New Zealand.

His absence would leave Rangana Herath as the sole spinner. Herath performed well in Pakistan, with 11 wickets in the two Tests, leading the spin attack in the absence of Chandana and Muttiah Muralitharan, who is expected to recover from injury in time for the Test leg of the tour.