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Chittagong, May 18: India suffered another
setback in the bowling department with Munaf Patel being called
back from the Bangladesh tour after being declared unfit due to
a lower back spasm.
Patel strained himself while bowling in the
nets yesterday and had to sit out of the first Test against
Bangladesh that began here today.
Delhi medium-pacer Ishant Sharma, who has
been on the fringes for quite sometime now, was named as Patel's
replacement, according to a release from the BCCI.
Patel became the third member of the squad to
return home due to an injury after S Sreesanth and Manoj Tiwary.
A left-calf injury put Sreesanth out of
contention from the two Test matches and R P Singh, who was in
the ODI team, was asked to stay back for the remaining part of
the tour.
Young Tiwary's dream of earning his maiden
India cap turned into a nightmare as he returned home even
before the first match was played after injuring his shoulder
during fielding practice. (Agencies) |
