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Sreesanth returns home, Laxman ruled out

Sreesanth will return home ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh because of a thigh strain he suffered while bowling on the final day of the Chittagong Test

Sreesanth, the Indian fast bowler, will return home ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh because of a thigh strain he suffered while bowling on the final day of the Chittagong Test. Sreesanth was scheduled to catch a flight to India on Saturday afternoon.
VVS Laxman has been ruled out of the Test as well, creating an opportunity for M Vijay to add to his two Test caps. Vijay has been India's first-choice replacement of late but his two matches have come as opener.
Laxman was supposed to have left for India on Friday but there had been a change of plan. Laxman had hurt his left hand when he dropped a catch at third slip in the first Test and had ten stitches to his hand. He was seen practising two days before the second Test, using only his non-injured hand, and on the eve of the match he was declared not fit.

Sriram Veera is a staff writer at Cricinfo