Yuvraj ruled out of rest of the series against Sri Lanka

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: December 23, 2009

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New Delhi: After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was banned for two ODIs for India’s slow over rate in the second ODI at Nagpur, the Indian team suffered another setback with prolific middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh being ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against the Lankans due to the finger injury that he sustained during the second T20 game at Mohali.

“Due to the finger injury sustained earlier, Yuvraj Singh has been advised rest and therefore he will not play in the 4th and 5th ODI matches against Sri Lanka, to be played at Kolkata and Delhi on December 24 and 27,” a BCCI statement quoted secretary N Srinivasan as saying on Tuesday.

This is the second serious injury on his finger that Yuvraj has sustained this year. Earlier this year, in September, he had fractured his finger during a practice session in Johannesburg just before India’s Champions Trophy campaign got underway. However, he recovered ahead of the six-week rehabilitation period that doctors had estimated and played five of seven ODIs against Australia at home before Sri Lanka arrived.

Yuvraj is most likely to be replaced by right hand middle-order batsman, Rohit Sharma, who did his chances of a recall to the national squad a world of good last week when he scored a triple-century for Mumbai against Gujarat during the Ranji Trophy.

The Indian selectors are expected to make an announcement shortly. The fourth ODI is in Kolkata on December 24, followed by the final game in Delhi on December 27.

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