India draft in Nehra
Fever sidelines Kumar for first one-dayer
Last Updated: November 25, 2010 1:02pm
Nehra: experienced performer
Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has replaced Praveen Kumar in India's squad for the first one-day international against New Zealand on November 28.
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Kumar is ruled out of the Guwahati showdown by fever, prompting the Board of Control for Cricket in India to send for Nehra, a veteran of 108 one-day internationals.
India have named an under-strength squad for the first two games of the five-match series with the Black Caps.
Gautam Gambhir will lead the side in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and four other frontline players.
Ashish Nehra
