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Khaleel Ahmed ruled out of India A tour against New Zealand 'A' 

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Lincoln: Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has been ruled out of the remainder of ongoing India A tour against New Zealand 'A' with a fractured wrist. According to a BCCI statement, Khaleel fractured the scaphoid bone in his left wrist during India A's first unofficial ODI against New Zealand A played at Lincoln on January 22. The pacer had picked up two wickets for 46 runs in the match which India A won by five wickets. "His hand has been placed in a plaster cast and the left-arm fast bowler has been ruled out of the remainder of India A's tour," the BCCI statement added. "The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will manage his rehabilitation." IANS