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Younis Khan to miss first ODI

April 01, 2005 14:29 IST

In-form Pakistan batsman Younis Khan will miss Saturday's opening game of a six-match one-day series against India due to fever, captain Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images] informed.

"Younis is still very weak. It will be difficult for him to play tomorrow," Inzamam told reporters on Friday.

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Vice-captain Younis was in great touch in the Test series, hitting a career-best 267 to help Pakistan clinch victory in the third and final Test and draw the series 1-1.

The batsman aggregated 508 runs, averaging 101.60, with two triple figure knocks and a fifty in the Tests.

"He was in great form and his presence would certainly have helped the team," Inzamam said. "But injuries are part and parcel of the game.

"It will give the other boys a chance. I'm sure they will try and make sure we don't miss him."

Pakistan still boast an good batting line-up with the aggressive Shahid Afridi [Images] and Shoaib Malik [Images] alongside the experienced Inzamam and Yousuf Youhana.

The visitors, buoyed after rallying to a 168-run victory in the third Test in Bangalore this week, also hold a clear edge from recent meetings between the two sides.

Pakistan have won the last four one-day games, including a six-wicket victory in Calcutta in November to mark the platinum jubilee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

The other match venues are Visakhapatnam [Images] (April 5), Jamshedpur (April 9), Ahmedabad (April 12), Kanpur (April 15) and New Delhi (April 17).


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