India [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ], Zaheer Khan [ Images ], Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ajit Agarkar.