Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the first three one-day internationals against West Indies because of a chest injury and will be replaced in India's squad by Karnataka fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun.
India received a setback on the eve of their five-match ODI series opener against the West Indies, after pace spearhead Praveen Kumar was ruled out due to a niggle.
West Indies tour of India 2011, 1st ODI: India vs West Indies at Cuttack, Nov 29, 2011. Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT, 2:30 PM IST, 2 PM PKT).
Track at the Barabati stadium here, venue for the first one-dayer between India and the West Indies, will be tailor-made for batting with plenty of runs on offer, said curator Pankaj Patnaik.
West Indian lose 8 wickets for just 53 runs on Saturday, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have negotiated the three tricky overs before the lunch break to reach 16 for no loss