Munaf ruled out of first two ODIs

Munaf Patel was troubled by injury throughout the South African tour © Getty Images

Munaf Patel has been ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against West Indies later this month after being advised to rest for two weeks due to a sore ankle.

Munaf picked up the injury during the early stages of the tour in South Africa and missed three ODIs and the first two Tests. He was selected for the final Test at Cape Town but was clearly not fit and struggled throughout the match, bowling just one over in the second innings.

He was examined by Dr Anant Joshi from the BCCI when he returned to India and the rest period was advised. Therefore, Patel will miss the matches at Nagpur and Cuttack, which form part of a four-match series against West Indies as a warm-up to the World Cup.

The injury is also set to rule Munaf out of the Ranji Trophy elite division Group B match against Mumbai at Nashik, starting on January 10.