R P Singh to replace injured Sreesanth in Test series

New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) Left-arm pacer R P Singh will replace injured S Sreesanth in the coming two Test match series against Bangladesh starting from May 18.

Sreesanth was ruled out today following team physio John Gloster's report that though his left calf injury has improved but still it was not at the rate they had initially anticipated.

''Following his fitness test today there are some areas of his recovery that are still not complete. Despite the best efforts at treatment of his injury he will not be 100 per cent fit for the first Test,'' BCCI secretart Niranjan Shah said in a release, adding, ''Looking at the injury it was decided by the Selection Committee to call back Sreesanth.'' He also informed as per Gloster's report, the young pacer from Kerala will continue to require treatment for this soft tissue injury for another seven days.

Meanwhile, the BCCI selection committee has asked R P Singh to stay on with the team for the rest of the series.

UNI