Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned for two One-day Internationals for slow over rate.

Match referee Jeff Crowe of New Zealand on Friday pulled up Dhoni, considering the quantum of extra time the Indians took to complete their alloted overs.

Virender Sehwag will lead the Indian cricket team in the next two one-dayers against Sri Lanka

The thrilling second one-dayer ended about 45 minutes after the scheduled finish time because of frequent discussions between the Indian players during the closing stages of Sri Lanka's chase, prompting the International Cricket Council to impose the ban on the Indian captain.

Formal announcement from the ICC is expected soon. It was still not known whether the two-match ban would come into effect immediately.