Agar ruled out of India tour with fractured finger

Indore Sep 25 (IANS) Australian left-arm spinner Ashton Agar was ruled out of the remainder of the India tour after fracturing his finger in the third One-Day International (ODI) here Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed in a statement on Monday.

The left-armer fractured the little finger on his non-bowling hand attempting to stop a ball on the boundary during India s successful run chase which handed the hosts an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

Team doctor Richard Saw said surgery may be required putting the 23-year-old in doubt for the start of the home summer with Western Australia.

"Following the conclusion of the match he went for x-rays which have confirmed a fracture of the finger " Saw said in the statement.

"He will return home to Australia and consult a specialist with a possibility of surgery."

Agar was initially not part of the ODI team but was included after leg-spinner Adam Zampa was harshly dealt with by India s middle order in the first ODI in Chennai.

Agar will not be replaced in the squad meaning Zampa will return to the playing XI for the remaining two 50-over matches of the tour.

The fourth ODI will be played in Bengaluru on Thursday.

--IANS
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