England skipper Eoin Morgan will miss the final two ODIs of the three-match series against India in Pune after sustaining finger injury in the first game.
Vice-captain Jos Buttler will lead the side in absence of 2019 World Cup winning captain as Liam Livingstone is likely to make his ODI debut.
Also Sam Billings will be unavailable for Friday’s match, with a decision on his availability for Sunday’s final match to be taken in due course.
Morgan sustained a split webbing between his thumb and index finger in Tuesday’s series opener, an injury that required four stitches. The captain went through a fielding drill during training at the MCA Stadium on Thursday and afterwards declared himself unfit.
Morgan said: “I had the hand re-dressed before the start of training today but it quickly became apparent that I found myself protecting the injury and getting into the wrong positions to catch the ball.
“There’s nowhere to hide on the field in International cricket these days, especially in limited-over formats so it didn’t require any great thought to make myself unavailable.
“It was a freak injury and it’s extremely frustrating but there's nothing I can do about it. It’s now just a case of letting the cut heal. I have every confidence in Jos and the rest of the squad coping without me.”
Billings did not train on Thursday after he suffered a bruised left collar bone while fielding in Tuesday’s opening match. Dawid Malan, with the tour party as cover, has been drafted into the squad and is available for selection.