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Injured Irfan Pathan to miss tri-nation series in West Indies, Shami included
His latest injury though will keep him away from the tournament in the Caribbeans which will also feature Sri Lanka as the third side.
New Delhi:
India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has been ruled out of the tri-nation series in West Indies, starting this Friday (28th June), due to a hamstring injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a release on Monday that Mohammed Shami will join the team as replacement.
Irfan has not had a prolonged run in the national squad due to injuries and bad form. He was part of India's Champions Trophy side but did not feature in any of the matches.
His latest injury though will keep him away from the tournament in the Caribbeans which will also feature Sri Lanka as the third side.
Hosts West Indies play Sri Lanka in the opener while India's first match is on Sunday (30th June) against Dwyane Bravo's side.
Topics mentioned in this article
Cricket
ICC Champions Trophy 2013
West Indies Tri Series 2013
India Cricket Team
Chris Gayle
Zaheer Khan
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Virender Sehwag
Irfan Pathan
Gautam Gambhir
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni
Shikhar Dhawan
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Ravindra Jadeja
West Indies Cricket Team
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
MV Sridhar
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