Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the first three one-day internationals against West Indies because of a chest injury and will be replaced in India's squad by Karnataka fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun. The first match of the series will be played at Cuttack tomorrow.
This has been an injury-prone year for Praveen as he was forced to miss India's successful campaign in the 2011 World Cup because of a tennis elbow injury. He then injured his ankle during the Test series in England.
"Praveen Kumar has got a blunt chest on the left side, and has therefore been ruled out of the first three ODIs against the West Indies. Abhimanyu Mithun will replace him in the squad for the first three games," secretary Sanjay Jagdale was quoted as saying in a media release issued by the BCCI.
Earlier, India's stand-in captain Virender Sehwag had said Praveen would miss the first ODI, but is expected to be fit in time for the second match at Visakhapatnam. "We expect him to join the squad tomorrow and be fit for the second match," Sehwag told reporters.
This has been an injury-prone year for Praveen as he was forced to miss India's successful campaign in the 2011 World Cup because of a tennis elbow injury. He then injured his ankle during the Test series in England.
Earlier, India's stand-in captain Virender Sehwag had said Praveen would miss the first ODI, but is expected to be fit in time for the second match at Visakhapatnam. "We expect him to join the squad tomorrow and be fit for the second match," Sehwag told reporters.
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