NEW DELHI: Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who missed the ongoing second Test against Australia in Sydney owing to a left heel injury, has been ruled out of the remainder of the series and he will be replaced by Punjab fast bowler Vikram Raj Vir Singh.
Announcing this here on Wednesday, the cricket board said in a statement that Zaheer would be returning home immediately and V. R. V. Singh will fly out soon.
Zaheer injured the left heel during the practice session on Tuesday and failed a fitness test before the start of the Sydney Test.
The left-arm fast bowler, who has carried this niggling injury for quite some time, was forced out of the third Test in the home series against Pakistan in Bangalore last month.
Singh last played for India in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong in May and is also prone to injuries. He has played four Ranji Trophy matches this season and took 15 wickets.
