Prasidh Krishna ruled out of New Zealand ODI series

India fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the five-match one-day international series against New Zealand after failing to recover fully from a hamstring injury, according to updated squad information reported on October 30. The series is scheduled to begin November 4. No replacement was named in the updated squad details, which list Auqib Nabi for the fourth and fifth matches. Krishna’s injury occurred while he was bowling in the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati on September 30. He bowled five overs before leaving the field and was subsequently ruled out of the series decider. He has been rehabilitating at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Before reports of his absence from the New Zealand series, BCCI sources said Krishna was recovering and had match simulations and fitness assessments scheduled for November 1 and 2 at the Bengaluru facility. Those assessments were part of the process for determining his readiness. The supplied squad update does not establish whether they went ahead after the reported decision to rule him out. Krishna is expected to join India A for its third and final four-day match against New Zealand A if he clears a Return to...