Sehwag out of one-day series

Virender Sehwag will miss the rest of the one-day series with an ankle injury

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India opener Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the remaining four one-day internationals against Sri Lanka due to an ankle injury.

Sehwag suffered the injury during practice on Sunday and took no part in the first ODI at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Monday, when India were beaten by eight wickets.

Former Indian Under-19 captain Virat Kohli replaced Sehwag at the top of the order for the match and made just 12 before he was trapped leg before wicket by Nuwan Kulasekara.

After confirming Sehwag’s enforced absence, India team manager Sanjay Desai refused to confirm whether a replacement would be flown to Sri Lanka.

India are already without star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who withdrew from the series after sustaining an elbow injury during the final Test in Colombo earlier this month.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team would miss Sehwag.

"Sehwag was in great form," Dhoni said during the post-match press conference.

"The injury was quite bad and he is still in the hotel. But that's the way it goes in cricket.

"You can't really think about the guys you are missing. You have to concentrate on the players you have with you and fill that spot.

"That's the only way the team can win."