Chittagong, May 15: India suffered a jolt ahead of the Test
series against Bangladesh as pace spearhead S Sreesanth was
ruled out of the two-Test cricket series and will return home
following a left-calf injury. Left-arm seamer R P Singh, who was
a member of the one-day squad, has been asked to stay back for
the Test series starting here on May 18. Sreesanth, who did not
play the second ODI and did not feature in today's starting
line-up for the last match as well due to a sore calf, was found
unfit after team physio John Gloster assessed his condition.
"Sreesanth is leaving in a day or two. R P Singh who was
scheduled to leave after the ODI series has been asked to stay
back for the two Tests," Administrative Manager of the team
Surendra Bhave told PTI. He said team physio John Gloster has
assessed his condition and found him unfit. "Gloster assessed
his condition and found him unfit. He will leave in a couple of
days depending on the availability of ticket," he said.
"Following his fitness test today there are some areas of his
recovery that are still not complete. Despite the best efforts
at treatment of his injury he will not be 100 per cent fit for
the start of the first Test," the Cricket Board said in a
release in Mumbai. "He will continue to require treatment for
this soft tissue injury for another seven days as per the report
of Indian Team Physio," the release said. Rookie Bengal batsman
Manoj Tiwary earlier had his dreams of making India debut spoilt
after he returned home without playing a single match following
a shoulder injury during fielding practice. (Agencies)
