PTI

CAPE TOWN, Nov 27: Indian skipper Rahul Dravid is ruled out of the remaining part of the one-day cricket series against South Africa due to a finger injury.

Virender Sehwag will lead the team for the remainder of the series. VVS Laxman will replace the injured Indian captain for the remaining two matches.

Dravid suffered a finger injury following which he has decided to stay back in Cape Town to get it medically examined.

Dravid, who sustained the injury while batting in the third cricket one-dayer against South Africa on Sunday, was to join his teammates in Port Elizabeth later in the day.

Indian media manager Rajan Nair said the injury was not serious but the skipper had been advised to undergo a precautionary test.

"The injury is not serious. He will undergo a precautionary test before joining the rest of the team in Port Elizabeth," he said.

Port Elizabeth is the venue for the fourth one-dayer of the five-match series which the home team is leading by an unassailable margin of 2-0, the first tie being washed out by rain.

The Indians have been hit by injuries to key players on the tour which has started on a disastrous note for them.

Sehwag cut his middle finger before the start of the tour-opening warm-up match in Benoni on November 16 and missed out on the second match in Durban. Paceman Munaf Patel sat out of the third match owing to a sore left ankle.

India are without key ODI player Yuvraj Singh who hurt his knee during Champions Trophy in late October.