India fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji will miss the third one-day international against Pakistan due to a side strain.

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Balaji was, however, retained in a 15-man squad for the third and fourth games of the six-match series, Board of Cricket Control in India secretary Karunakaran Nair told reporters on Tuesday.

Balaji, 23, took 14 wickets in the recent three-Test series against Pakistan which ended 1-1.

Seamer Ajit Agarkar [Images] was included in the squad for the next two matches in Jamshedpur on April 9 and Ahmedabad on April 12.

India lead the series 2-0 after Tuesday's 58-run victory.

Squad: Sourav Ganguly [Images] (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images], Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Rahul Dravid [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images], Mohammad Kaif, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] (wicketkeeper), Irfan Pathan [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images], Dinesh Mongia, Murali Kartik [Images], Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan [Images], Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ajit Agarkar.