Ashish Nehra to replace Munaf Patel

Ashish Nehra is set to play his first match of this World Cup, finally

Ashish Nehra

Ashish Nehra is set to play his first match of this World Cup, finally. The left-arm seamer, who missed out on the earlier games with a back strain, will make his tournament debut at his backyard, the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, when India take on the Netherlands today.

Nehra will come in place of right-arm pacer Munaf Patel while off-spinner R Ashwin will continue to warm the bench as Piyush Chawla will be retained.

The Indian team management feels that one failure, against Ireland on Sunday when the leg-spinner returned with none for 56 from eight overs, could happen to any bowler.