Tendulkar to miss one-dayers against England

Sachin Tendulkar has failed a fitness test and is ruled out of the NatWest Challenge, the three-match one-day series against England, beginning on September 1, the Press Trust of India reported. However, there is still a chance of him playing in the Champions Trophy which starts on September 10.

Tendulkar was unable to play a single match in the Videocon Cup in Holland because of a tennis elbow on the left arm. Another fitness test will be done on September 5, after the NatWest Challenge, and his condition reassessed.

There had been speculation about Dinesh Mongia, who is is currently with Lancashire, might be drafted into the team if Tendulkar failed the fitness test, but Gautam Dasgupta, the manager of the Indian team, said that there was no replacement sought.

Dasgupta confirmed that Ajit Agarkar had recovered completely from the side-strain injury that he sustained during the Videocon Cup. "He has no injury problem."