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Munaf to join ODI squad in Sri Lanka

Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel will join the one-day squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka

Cricinfo staff
12-Aug-2010
Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel will join the one-day squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka. Munaf was part of the Test squad, but wasn't named in the original touring party. He joined the team in Sri Lanka when Sreesanth had to pull out before the Test series due to a knee injury. The debutant Karnataka seamer Abhimanyu Mithun was preferred over Munaf, who sat out all three Tests. Mithun bowled only four overs in the opening one-dayer before suffering a heat stroke.
Munaf could get a look-in if Ishant Sharma fails to recover from his knee injury, which resulted in his absence from India's opening game against New Zealand. Ishant - with an ankle brace on his left leg - bowled a long spell during India's practice session on Thursday afternoon and felt fit enough to do a fielding drill.