India, June 16 -- India A, led by Tilak Varma, were dealt a body blow ahead of the must-win Tri-Nation Series match against Afghanistan A on Wednesday in Dambulla. Pacer Yudhvir Singh has been ruled out of the remainder of the series, and speedster Ashok Sharma has been named as his replacement. The decision to send Yudhvir back to India was taken after he felt discomfort in his right shoulder while bowling on June 13.

He had also experienced similar pain earlier during a fielding session on June 11. The BCCI Medical Team then consulted a specialist, who recommended that Yudhvir should undergo a graduated rehabilitation programme under the "supervision of the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) to achieve a full recovery from the right rotat...