Rawalpindi, Mar 15: Ahead of tomorrow`s one-dayer against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, there is some bad news for cricket fans. Left-arm pace bowler Ashish Nehra has been ruled out because of injury. "He has a swollen ankle and would not play the match tomorrow," Indian vice captain Rahul Dravid told reporters today. VVS Laxman though, is expected to back after a knee injury forced him to sit out the first match. While a replacement for Nehra was yet to be announced, young left-arm bowler Irfan Pathan was likey to get the nod. Nehra has a history of ankle trouble which also forced him to miss action for almost a year after the World Cup in South Africa last February-March. The Delhi paceman`s injury has added to the woes in India`s bowling department, already without ace spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh and seamer Ajit Agarkar.
Bureau Report