Sreesanth heading home with injury, R P Singh to stay

Chittagong, May 15 (UNI) Left-arm pacer R P Singh will replace injured S Sreesanth in the coming two Test match series against Bangladesh starting from May 18.

Sreesanth was ruled out today following team physio John Gloster's report that though his left calf injury has improved but still it was not at the rate they had initially anticipated.

''Following his fitness test today there are some areas of his recovery that are still not complete. Despite the best efforts at treatment of his injury he will not be 100 per cent fit for the first Test,'' BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said in a release, adding, ''Looking at the injury it was decided by the Selection Committee to call back Sreesanth.'' He also informed as per Gloster's report, the young pacer from Kerala will continue to require treatment for this soft tissue injury for another seven days.

Meanwhile, Indian team manager Surinder Bhave said here that after undertaking a fitness test today evening at the team hotel, John Gloster felt that he had not improved enough to continue for the Tests.

''Sreesanth will go back depending on the availability of ticket. R P Singh will stay back with the team,'' he added.

Sreesanth had earlier pulled his cuff muscle while fielding during the first ODI and thereafter never took any further part in the tournament.

UNI