Pakistan lose allrounder Afridi for India one-dayers by AFP

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Player:	Shahid Afridi
Event:	India in Pakistan 2005/06

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DateLine: 14th February 2006

 

Pakistan's chances of staging a fightback in their one-day series against India took a knock Tuesday when allrounder Shahid Afridi was ruled out of the remaining two matches.

 

Afridi aggravated a rib injury that he sustained before Monday's third match in Lahore and has been advised to take two weeks' rest, Pakistan's team management said.

 

Afridi opened the batting in Monday's game and felt considerable pain while bowling three overs in India's innings, it said.

 

India lead the five-match series 2-1 after they won the third match by five wickets. Pakistan won the first in Peshawar by seven runs and India claimed the second in Rawalpindi by seven wickets.

 

Pakistan are already missing strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who was ruled out of the series on Sunday after missing the first two matches with an ankle injury.

 

Paceman Mohammad Sami was included in the squad as a replacement for Akthar but no replacement was announced for Afridi.

 

Afridi is a local hero in Pakistan and his dismissals in previous matches have frequently triggered mass departures from the ground by his fans.

 

The fourth match of the series will be played at Multan on Thursday while Karachi will host the fifth match on Sunday.

(Article: Copyright © 2006 AFP)