Kumble out of action for another two months

Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble has still not recovered fully from his shoulder injury and would be out of action for another two months.

BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele said on Wednesday that the bowler could not be selected for the the triangular one-day series with Zimbabwe and West Indies as he was not match fit.

"We are in touch with him but he is still not match fit and is ruled out for the next two months," Lele said after announcing a 14-member team for the June 23-July 7 tri-series.

Kumble, who underwent an operation on his bowling arm, is also likely to miss the tour of Sri Lanka from July 15 to September 2, he said.

Selection committee chairman Chandu Borde spoke very highly of Kumble and said, "once Kumble comes back into the side, I think the Indian team will be one of the formidable outfits in the world. He and Harbhajan (Singh) can form a deadly combination and no country can take a leg spin-off spin combination lightly," he said.