Cricinfo staff
January 29, 2008
Munaf Patel will replace the injured seamer Rudra Pratap Singh in the squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Australia, a statement from the Indian board has said. Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal middle-order batsman, has been selected as backup for the injured Yuvraj Singh.
RP, who suffered a hamstring injury while bowling in the first innings of the final Test at Adelaide, has been ruled out of action for three weeks.
Munaf last played for India in the second Test against Pakistan in December 2007 before a back spasm ruled him out of the third Test in Bangalore. The National Cricket Academy, based in Bangalore, pronounced him fit earlier this month and currently, he is playing for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy where he picked up three wickets in 29 overs in the first innings against Central Zone.
Yuvraj, who is nursing a knee injury, will be treated by an orthopaedic surgeon in Melbourne on Wednesday. Tiwary will be flying to Australia as soon as the visa and other formalities are completed.
Tiwary, who missed making his ODI debut against Bangladesh in May 2007 due to a shoulder injury, has been in decent form in the domestic circuit, scoring 456 runs at 45.60 in the Ranji Trophy.
The CB series, beginning on February 3, involves Australia, India and Sri Lanka.
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January 29, 2008
Munaf Patel will replace the injured seamer Rudra Pratap Singh in the squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Australia, a statement from the Indian board has said. Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal middle-order batsman, has been selected as backup for the injured Yuvraj Singh.
RP, who suffered a hamstring injury while bowling in the first innings of the final Test at Adelaide, has been ruled out of action for three weeks.
Munaf last played for India in the second Test against Pakistan in December 2007 before a back spasm ruled him out of the third Test in Bangalore. The National Cricket Academy, based in Bangalore, pronounced him fit earlier this month and currently, he is playing for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy where he picked up three wickets in 29 overs in the first innings against Central Zone.
Yuvraj, who is nursing a knee injury, will be treated by an orthopaedic surgeon in Melbourne on Wednesday. Tiwary will be flying to Australia as soon as the visa and other formalities are completed.
Tiwary, who missed making his ODI debut against Bangladesh in May 2007 due to a shoulder injury, has been in decent form in the domestic circuit, scoring 456 runs at 45.60 in the Ranji Trophy.
The CB series, beginning on February 3, involves Australia, India and Sri Lanka.
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