Finger injury ruled out Yuvraj from remaining ODIs

India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of the remaining one-day international series against Sri Lanka because of a finger injury. Left hander batsman had sustained the injury during the second Twenty20 International against the same opponent in Mohali where he steered the home team a series-levelling win.

"Due to the finger injury sustained earlier, Yuvraj Singh has been advised rest and therefore he will not play in the fourth and fifth ODI matches against Sri Lanka," BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said in a statement.

Yuvraj, 28, however missed the first two ODIs, but managed to play in the third match on Monday and scored 23 runs as India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Right-hander Virat Kohli, who dropped out of the side for Yuvraj, is the most likely batsman to benefit for the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Kolkata on Thursday.

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