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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

India's Kumar doubtful for World Cup

File print of Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar, who is doubtful to have his World Cup entrance as he has not recovered from an bend injury, internal media reported upon Tuesday.
©AFP/File – Indranil Mukherjee

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian paceman Praveen Kumar is doubtful to have his World Cup entrance as he has not recovered from an bend injury, internal media reported upon Tuesday.

Kumar, who longed for a new one-day array in South Africa due to a injury, underwent a aptness exam in Bangalore upon Monday though his chances of reckoning in a showpiece eventuality looked bleak.

“He (Kumar) has not entirely recovered. His damage has taken some-more time to reanimate than it was expected,” a Indian Express quoted an unnamed selector as saying.

“The complaint is that it’s his bowling arm that is injured, so you can’t take a risk.”

Paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is suspicion expected to take Kumar’s place in a 15-man squad.

The 24-year-old Kumar, well known for his intelligent variation, has so distant bagged 57 wickets in 48 one-day internationals.

India, knocked out in a initial turn of a 2007 book in a Caribbean, open their debate opposite Bangladesh in Dhaka upon Feb 19.

South Africa, England, a West Indies, a Netherlands as well as Ireland have been a alternative teams in Group B, with a tip 4 more advanced to a quarter-finals.

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