India lose injured duo

Last Updated: June 10, 2011 3:57pm

Zaheer: will miss the series in the Caribbean due to an ankle injury

Injured seamers Zaheer Khan and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth will both miss India's upcoming Test series against West Indies.

Left-armer Zaheer has a problem with his right ankle while team-mate Sreesanth has a right elbow injury - both will require time off for rehabilitation.

The Indian Cricket Board announced that Abhimanyu Mithun and Praveen Kumar had been called up as replacements.

Mithun has played three Tests for his country, all against Sri Lanka last year, while Kumar has yet to make his debut in the longer form of the game, despite being a regular in limited-overs cricket.

The tourists were already without a number of players for the three-match series in the Caribbean.

Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are both sidelined with shoulder injuries while while Yuvraj Singh was ruled out due to a lung infection.

Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, meanwhile, opted not to play in the Tests to spend time with his family.

The first Test gets underway on June 20 at Kingston, Jamaica and can be seen live on Sky Sports 1.

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