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Summary Irfan Pathan will replace injured seam bowler Vinay Kumar in India's squad for tour of Sri Lanka.
All-rounder Irfan Pathan will replace injured seam bowler Vinay Kumar in Indias squad for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka.The Board of Control for Cricket in India made the announcement on Friday after Kumar injured a hamstring in training and was ruled out for three weeks.Indias 15-man squad was led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with only Sachin Tendulkar opting out of the tour, which features five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 game from July 21 to Aug. 7.Pathan has 1,468 runs and 165 wickets from 115 one-dayers. In 17 Twenty20s, Pathan has 133 runs and taken 17 wickets.
