Legspinner Karn Sharma has been ruled out of India's Zimbabwe tour after he fractured his left middle finger. A BCCI media release said, “The BCCI medical team confirms that leg-spinner Karn Sharma has been ruled out of India's tour of Zimbabwe, starting on 7 July 2015, due to injury. Karn has fractured his left middle finger. There will be no replacement for him for the Zimbabwe tour.”
India will now only have 14 players to pick from for the three ODIs and two T20s. India captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “It is unfortunate for Karn that he had to miss out because of injury. He was a crucial part of our team.” He said the reduction in squad strength didn't make selection any easier. “It is not easy as a captain to select 11 players because all the players in the squad are equally important for the captain and it is really challenging to pick the best 11.”
The team will depart for Harare on July 7 and is scheduled to play ODIs on the 10th, 12th and the 14th, followed by Twenty20 itnernationals on July 17 and 19.
