India's ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss a limited-overs tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan due to a persistent groin injury, the Indian cricket board said Thursday. Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said Tendulkar will not be considered when the team is selected Friday. “Tendulkar is not available for the tri-series and the Asia Cup. He has not recovered sufficiently from a groin injury,” Press Trust of India quoted Shah as saying in Mumbai. Pakistan will the third team in the tri-series in Bangladesh scheduled for June 8-14. The Asia Cup, from June 24-July 6 in Pakistan, involves the host nation, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. Rajasthan vs. Delhi today The irony of the Indian Premier League's first semifinal is that Delhi has Rajasthan to thank for its place in the final four. Stuck on 15 points after 14 matches, Delhi needed Rajasthan to beat Mumbai in Jaipur and only after Mumbai's final-ball choke was Delhi's spot secured. Past Indian Premier League form, though, will count for little during the high stakes of a knock-out match and the contest could be decided by which team keeps its cool. Delhi has Glenn McGrath's tremendous experience to fall back on while Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik were part of the Indian squad that won several close battles during the World Twenty20 in South Africa. Rajasthan, however, will rely on Graeme Smith's experience at the top of the order and the inspirational captaincy of Shane Warne to keep emotions under control and instill self-belief in high-pressure situations. The match begins at 1430 GMT.
