Zaheer Khan doubtful for Bangladesh match

Zaheer Khan is a doubtful starter for India's next Asia Cup match, against Bangladesh, after picking up a leg injury in India's 12-run loss to Sri Lanka. Zaheer bowled nine lacklustre overs during India's defeat on Sunday, and injured his hamstring while sliding to stop the ball in the field.

Zaheer has been troubled by hamstring injuries for some time now, with a tear forcing him to miss two Tests against Australia in December last year, and the one-day VB Series that followed the Tests. He recovered in time to play in the one-day series against Pakistan in March, but limped out of the Test series in Multan. Recently, he had to cut a brief stint at Surrey short with further problems.

"Zaheer is a concern, especially for the next match," Sourav Ganguly said after Sunday's defeat. Ashish Nehra is the only other fast bowler in India's 14-man squad. After the match against Bangladesh, India play Pakistan and then Sri Lanka again in the second round of the tournament.