Sachin Tendulkar has been injured in the nets preparing for India's tour of Bangladesh in May.
The 34-year-old batting great was a member of the Indian team that failed so dismally at the World Cup in the Caribbean, as the fancied pre-tournament side suffered a shock first round elimination.
Defeats to eventual runners-up Sri Lanka and the still emerging Bangladeshi team ended any hopes of glory and prompted mass demonstrations back home.
But as India prepare for their revenge mission away against the Tigers, their most experienced star has suffered an injury to his right ankle in practice.
Tendulkar was hit by a ball from paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and was treated by physio John Gloster before limping to the dressing room on Wednesday.
It is hoped that the world's fourth-highest Test run scorer will recover in time for the first Test on May 18, but medical tests and X-rays will reveal more.
The rest of the team will meanwhile, continue their training at the conditioning camp before the one-day series starts on May 7.
Batsman Sourav Ganguly has also been left out of the one-day set-up, as India look to avenge their limited-overs defeat in Bangladesh in December 2004.
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