Karim out of tournament

Saba Karim, the wicketkeeper of the Indian team has been ruled out of the Pepsi Asia Cup tournament. Karim, who was hit on the nose by a rising delivery from Anil Kumble while keeping wickets is being kept under observation at a local hospital here.

When contacted, the skipper of the Indian team, Sourav Ganguly said, that even though, Rahul Dravid will keep wickets for the remainder of the match, the team will ask for a replacement. "However, we are yet to decide on who the replacement will be. The manager of the side Samiran Chakrbarty is still at the hospital with Karim. After he comes back I will sit with the coach and the manager and other senior members of the side to discuss who the replacement will be."