India, Oct. 30 -- India pace bowler Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the five-match One-Day International series against New Zealand beginning November 4, with the BCCI saying on Friday that he will need more time to recover from a hamstring injury. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been added to the India A squad for the second four-day game against New Zealand A, which starts in Christchurch on Saturday.

Prasidh sustained the injury during the home one-day series against the West Indies, and his selection for the New Zealand 50-over assignment had been conditional on receiving fitness clearance. Reports differ on one detail. One describes it as a left hamstring injury sustained during the Guwahati match, while the others do not speci...