Dambulla (Sri Lanka), August 15: In yet another blow to India’s campaign at the ongoing cricket tri-series, Yuvraj Singh was today ruled out of tomorrow’s ODI against Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with dengue.
“Yuvraj Singh is not available for this game. He has dengue. But he is out of danger,” Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni revealed at the pre-match press conference.
Yuvraj has been battling poor form and fitness for quite some while and the latest setback just adds to his miseries.
He missed the second Test against Sri Lanka due to flu and was taunted as “water boy” by fans when he came to the field to hand out drinks to his teammates.
Others on the doubtful starters’ list are pacers Ashish Nehra, nursing a thigh strain, and Ishant Sharma, who is recuperating from a knee injury.
“We are monitoring Ashish Nehra.
–Agencies