<p>India's team manager Arshad Ayub confirmed the news and hoped that the off-spinner will be available in the second Test, commencing from January 24 in Mirpur.<br /><br />"Harbhajan has been ruled out for the first Test. But we are hopeful that he will play in the next match," Ayub said.<br /><br />Harbhajan yesterday skipped the team practise session at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here.<br /><br />The visitors will now play with three pacers -- Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and S Sreesanth, while Amit Mishra will be the only specialist spinner in the team.<br /><br />Regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was yesterday ruled out of the match due to back spasm.<br /><br />Meanwhile, both the umpires Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus carried out inspection at 8:45 am under a laden sky after start of the match was delayed due to fog and dew.<br />A final call about start of the match is likely after the umpires make another inspection at 10.00 am.</p>
<p>India's team manager Arshad Ayub confirmed the news and hoped that the off-spinner will be available in the second Test, commencing from January 24 in Mirpur.<br /><br />"Harbhajan has been ruled out for the first Test. But we are hopeful that he will play in the next match," Ayub said.<br /><br />Harbhajan yesterday skipped the team practise session at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here.<br /><br />The visitors will now play with three pacers -- Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and S Sreesanth, while Amit Mishra will be the only specialist spinner in the team.<br /><br />Regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was yesterday ruled out of the match due to back spasm.<br /><br />Meanwhile, both the umpires Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus carried out inspection at 8:45 am under a laden sky after start of the match was delayed due to fog and dew.<br />A final call about start of the match is likely after the umpires make another inspection at 10.00 am.</p>
