India's preparations for the Cricket World Cup suffered a setback yesterday when paceman Praveen Kumar was ruled out after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
Kumar, who had been hoping to make his World Cup debut, was replaced with fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
The 24-year-old Kumar, known for his shrewd variation, has so far bagged 57 wickets in 48 one-day internationals.
India, knocked out in the first round of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, open their campaign against Bangladesh in Dhaka on February 19.
