Summary India coach Duncan Fletcher has flown to South Africa to attend the funeral of his father-in-law.
PERTH (AFP) - India coach Duncan Fletcher has flown to South Africa to attend the funeral of his father-in-law and will miss Saturday s World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates in Perth, a team official said.
"Duncan has left for Cape Town to attend the funeral of his father-in-law," a typically terse one-line statement from the team s media manager R.N. Baba said.
A source said Fletcher was expected to rejoin the squad ahead of the match against the West Indies, also in Perth, on March 6.
In Fletcher s absence, India s training sessions will be handled by team director Ravi Shastri and the support staff of Sanjay Bangar, Bharat Arun and R. Sridhar.
India have won both their opening matches so far against Pakistan and South Africa.
