Tendulkar out of India squad for injury
Published:Wednesday | June 17, 2009 | 12:49 PM
West Indies will not have top batsman Sachin Tendulkar and three other key players to contend with for their One-Day International series against India, which starts later this month.
India’s selectors named a 16-man squad today without Tendulkar who will be resting an injured finger.
Key pacer Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina will also be missing.
The 36-year-old Tendulkar is on the mend from a finger injury he picked up during the Indian Premier League and Khan, recovering from a shoulder injury, was also given more time to rest.
Sehwag and Raina are hurt and were not considered for selection.
Left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra is back after a four-year absence to resume his international career of 17 Tests and 72 One-Day Internationals. The squad also includes the uncapped Abhishek Nayar and inexperienced Murali Vijay.
India and West Indies will meet in four One-Day Internationals, in Jamaica on June 26 and 28 and in St Lucia on July 3 and 5.
Tickets for the matches in Jamaica are now on sale at Sabina Park.