Captain Rahul Dravid [ Images ] skipped the team practice session on the eve of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka [ Images ] starting at the Ferozeshah Kotla Ground in New Delhi [ Images ] on Friday.

"Rahul is unwell. He is resting in his room at the hotel," Indian team's media manager Wing Commander Baladitya told reporters.

On Thursday, Virender Sehwag [ Images ] complained of a throat infection after being laid down with fever and was admitted to a local hospital.