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Ramesh Powar has been ruled out for the first two ODIs against West Indies due to a twisted ankle during the Indian team’s practice and fast bowler Sreesanth may not play the opening game at Kingston due to the same twisted ankle injury. Powar had twisted his ankle while fielding during the open nets session of the Indians a day before the warm up match against Jamaica. Ramesh Powar had returned back to the dressing room limping with pain but the news is that the injury is a minor one and should be alright before the 3rd ODI. Sreesanth is recovering from a twisted ankle injury, which he had sustained during the Abu Dhabi One Dayers against Pakistan recently. Both these bowlers have been in good form picking up key wickets for their team during the recent series and although there are enough resources for the Indians to fill in the void created by the absence of these two, Powar’s teasing off breaks might just be missed considering the slow and dull nature of the West Indian pitches. India might just go in with the same composition that they had gone with in the warm up match against Jamaica for the 1st ODI that is scheduled to be played on the 18th at the Sabina Park in Kingston. This means that Robin Uthappa, Ramesh Powar and Sreesanth will be cooling their heels in the dressing room.