Injured Harbhajan to stay with team

He is not going back to India and will stay back for the rest of the series, team's media manager said.

Injured off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will remain with the Indian team for the rest of the Pakistan tour even as reinforcement Ramesh Powar joins the squad as the 16th member.

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"Harbhajan is not going back to India and will stay back for the rest of the four one-day internationals, while Powar will join as the 16th member," Indian team's media manager GS Walia said.

Harbhajan took a knock on his index finger two days before the first one-day international in Peshawar on Monday and missed the match.

The second one-day international against Pakistan will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan are 1-0 ahead in the series.

Powar, who was a member of squad during India's 2004 tour of Pakistan, is expected to reach here late Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Indian team enjoyed a rest day Wednesday.

The team reached here by road Tuesday evening from Peshawar, and attended a reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner Shivshankar Menon.