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.
India received a setback on the eve of their five-match ODI series opener against the West Indies, after pace spearhead Praveen Kumar was ruled out due to a niggle.
West Indies tour of India 2011, 1st ODI: India vs West Indies at Cuttack, Nov 29, 2011. Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT, 2:30 PM IST, 2 PM PKT).
Track at the Barabati stadium here, venue for the first one-dayer between India and the West Indies, will be tailor-made for batting with plenty of runs on offer, said curator Pankaj Patnaik.
West Indian lose 8 wickets for just 53 runs on Saturday, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have negotiated the three tricky overs before the lunch break to reach 16 for no loss
Virender Sehwag will lead India in the first three one-day internationals against West Indies after the selectors decided to rest MS Dhoni. Sachin Tendulkar has also been rested for the first three matches