Yuvraj was supposed to captain the side and the BCCI said a new skipper would be named soon.
Apart from this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will replace an injured Irfan Pathan in the Rest of India side that will play Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Cup game in Nagpur from October 1 to 5, the BCCI said in a statement.
Yuvraj had fractured his right hand finger during a training session at the ongoing Champions Trophy in South Africa, forcing him to return home.
(Published 30 September 2009, 13:04 IST)
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