Indian pace bowler Ishant Sharma, 20, will miss the first match of seven one-day international against England scheduled for Friday at Rajkot. He has been ruled out due to an ankle injury, and hence has been advised for a five days’ rest.
The fast bowler, who was awarded Man of the Series for his 15 wickets as India retains the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-0 win over the Aussies, had suffered an ankle sprain during the series.
Besides, star batsman Sachin Tendulkar has also been rested for the first three matches.
England Left-arm paceman Ryan Sidebottom will also sit out the opener due to an Achilles tendon problem. The tourist team, which in recent has displayed poor form by losing to the Stanford Superstars in Antigua and then a warm-up match at the hands of Mumbai XI, faces a tough challenge ahead.
However, to some relief, fast bowler Stuart Broad has been cleared to appear in Rajkot match after suffering a knee injury during a practice match in Mumbai on Sunday.
Currently placed third in the ICC rankings, England had won last year's home one-day series against India 4-3 after losing 5-1 in their previous series in India in 2006.
India ODI Team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Rudra Pratap Singh, Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay.
England ODI Team: Kevin Pietersen (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Samit Patel, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.
One-Day Series Schedule
• Fri 14, Nov 2008: India v England, First ODI at Rajkot • Mon 17, Nov 2008: India v England, Second ODI at Indore • Thu 20, Nov 2008: India v England, Third ODI at Kanpur • Sun 23, Nov 2008: India v England, Fourth ODI at Jamshedpur • Wed 26, Nov 2008: India v England, Fifth ODI at Cuttack • Sat 29, Nov 2008: India v England, Sixth ODI at Guwahati • Tue 02, Dec 2008: India v England, Seventh ODI at Delhi
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