Sehwag, Zaheer to miss one-off T20

 

 Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan will miss Tuesday's one-off Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Sehwag is nursing a glute problem and has left for home along with Zaheer for treatment, according to team officials. The explosive batsman had also missed the final ODI because of the problem.

Zaheer will head to the National Cricket Academy to prepare for the two-Test series against New Zealand, starting in Hyderabad on Aug 23.

The match will be a mild precursor to the World Twenty20 to be staged in the island nation in September-October and will provide the final opportunity for Indian selectors before they name the squad for the tournament.

India and Sri Lanka face in a T20 tie after a gap of two years. The game will give another opportunity for younger players, especially the likes of Manoj Tiwary, who gave a good account of himself in the 4-1 ODI series win after being made to wait for an inordinately long time to get a look in.