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Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the India fast bowler, has been ruled out of their three-match ODI series against West Indies with a groin injury. Shardul Thakur, the right-arm pacer, has been called up as his replacement.

Kumar, 29, picked up the injury during the final T20I against West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday, 11 December. Injuries have kept him out of the national side for quite a few games in the last few seasons. He was sidelined during the round-robin stage of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 with a hamstring strain, having battled a lower-back issue through most of 2018.

Kumar's unavailability comes as a second blow for India ahead of the ODI series, with opener Shikhar Dhawan also being ruled out due to a knee injury. The right-arm seamer looked in good touch in Mumbai, returning 2/41 in his four-over spell, which included the key wicket of Kieron Pollard.