Cochin ODI today
Reuters, Cochin
In-form Pakistan batsman Younis Khan will miss Saturday's opening game of a six-match one-day series against India due to a fever, captain Inzamamul-Haq has said.Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live from 9.30 am (BST). "Younis is still very weak. It will be difficult for him to play tomorrow," Inzamam told reporters on Friday. 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." His India counterpart Sourav Ganguly will be hoping his fortunes with the bat change in the limited-overs matches after a relatively poor Test campaign. "The important thing is to get some runs under the belt. If I play well the runs will come," said the left-hander, who is 64 runs away from becoming only the third batsman to score 10,000 one-day runs. 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 Kolkata in November to mark the platinum jubilee of the Indian cricket board. The other match venues are Visakhapatnam (April 5), Jamshedpur (April 9), Ahmedabad (April 12), Kanpur (April 15) and New Delhi (April 17).
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