Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the one-day international series in India after sustaining a pectoral muscle injury during the second test win over Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. "This means he will be unavailable for the tour of India, but we will instead target a return to play for the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE in March." The left-armer's absence means Australia will head to India short of bowling experience, with fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood already sidelined through injury. Australia head to India hoping to reverse a dreadful run of form, with the world champions having lost their last six ODI series since beating Pakistan at home in January 2017. After India, they will play Pakistan in an away ODI series before heading to England ahead of their World Cup opener against Afghanistan on June 1.

Source: dna February 07, 2019 07:30 UTC