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 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.