Sri Lanka holding out hope for Hasaranga's World Cup participation.

Sri Lanka holding out hope for Hasaranga's World Cup participation

Sri Lanka star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is still battling a hamstring injury and has been ruled out of the Asia Cup.

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Sri Lanka are exploring all avenues to allow Hasaranga to feature in at least some of their World Cup matches.

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If Hasaranga misses the entire World Cup, Sri Lanka's bowling stocks will be severely depleted.

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Sri Lanka have until September 28 to name their final World Cup squad.

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If Hasaranga does need surgery, he will be out for at least three months.

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De Silva said that Sri Lanka are looking at other options to see how best they can get Hasaranga's services for at least important games.

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