The first One-Day International of the five match series between India and Sri Lanka will be played tomorrow at Rajkot. But there is bad news for the Indian Cricket team getting ready for the series. Star batsman Yuvraj Singh is a doubtful starter for the first encounter due to his finger injury. Captian MS Dhoni today said that if Yuvraj fails to recover from injury, Virat Kohli may replace him. Meanwhile Sri Lanka's off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was today rushed to a local hospital for medical examination after he complained of pain in his finger . According to Doctors the injury was not serious and the veteran spinner has been given pain relief injection.Team India, is on a moral high as it is coming into the series after becoming number one side in Test Cricket and have lost just one T20 match against Sri Lanka so far in the tour.Meanwhile, the 2nd ODI of the five-match series between India and Sri Lanka has been shifted to Nagpur from Vishakhapatnam by the Indian Cricket Board, BCCI. The match is scheduled for Friday. The match venue was shifted after police in Visakhapatnam expressed inability to provide security for the match in the wake of political crisis in Andhra Pradesh. BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan said this in a statement on Monday. Early in the morning, Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Sambhasiva Rao told the reporters that it will be difficult for them to provide the required security staff for the hosting of the match.Saurashtra Cricket Association which is hosting Tuesday's series-opener in Rajkot had also offered to host the match.
News On AIR | December 14, 2009 6:32 PM
India-Sri Lanka one-dayer to be played at Rajkot tomorrow