08 February,2011 03:26 PM IST | | Agencies
Injured fast bowler Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the Indian squad for the World Cup and S. Sreesanth was Tuesday named as his replacement.
"The national selectors have picked S. Sreesanth as Praveen Kumar's replacement in the Indian team for the tournament. The ICC has confirmed that Praveen Kumar can be replaced in the squad by S. Sreesanth," Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary N. Srinivasan said in a statement.
The 24-year-old Kumar, known for his shrewd variation, has so far bagged 57 wickets in 48 one-day internationals.
Praveen Kumar is yet to recover from an elbow injury to his bowling arm.
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The Uttar Pradesh bowler underwent a fitness test Monday at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore.
India, knocked out in the first round of the 2007 edition in the Caribbean, open their campaign against Bangladesh in Dhaka on February 19.
South Africa, England, the West Indies, the Netherlands and Ireland are the other teams in Group B, with the top four advancing to the quarter-finals.
