Live Scores-Lara ruled out of India re-match

One-day international, Cuttack: India v West Indies
Match starts 0900 GMT Wednesday
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West Indies captain Brian Lara will miss Wednesday's second one-dayer in India at Cuttack because of a knee injury.

"Brian has a longstanding, chronic problem in his left knee"

West Indies physio Stephen Partridge

His absence means opener Chris Gayle will lead the team for the first time as they look to level the series.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo (shoulder) has been passed fit and Gayle said: "We will have to rally round each other in the middle and get the job done."

India batsman Sourav Ganguly will play after overcoming cramps which prevented him fielding in the opening game.

Ganguly took part in a net session in Cuttack on Tuesday and captain Rahul Dravid said: "Sourav is fine. He bowled and batted well so should not be a problem."

The Barabati Stadium is expected to suit spin and India have named both Harbhajan Singh and Ramesh Powar in their squad of 12.

Dravid, who hinted that paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth might be rested, said: "We think Powar could be useful on this track, which looks like it will be slow."


Joginder Sharma, a medium-pacer and middle order batsman has also been included in the 12 and Dravid said: "He is another option."

Shiv Chanderpaul, who scored a blistering 149 for West Indies in the opening match to take his team within 14 runs of denying India victory, believes jet-lag may have been a factor for the defeat.

"We just came off a flight two days before and I think the bowlers were struggling a bit. We have to be a little bit better in the field, we had chances against some key players so we have to grab hold of them and not let them go a begging."

Gayle has admitted they face an uphill task without Lara in the side, but is relishing the chance to show what he can do as skipper.

"I'm looking forward to my first time captaining at this level. It will be another challenge but as always you just have to enjoy the game, keep your thinking cap on and continue improving our game," he said.

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India (from): R Dravid (capt), S Tendulkar, S Ganguly, MS Dhoni (wk), D Karthik, G Gambhir, Z Khan, R Powar, S Sreesanth, H Singh, J Sharma, A Agarkar.

West Indies (from): C Gayle (capt), I Bradshaw, D Bravo, S Chanderpaul, R Emrit, R Morton, D Powell, D Ramdin, Dwayne Smith, M Samuels, L Simmons, Devon Smith, J Taylor.