KOLKATA, Dec 23: Pace men Lakshmipathy Balaji and Ashish Nehra are likely to be available for series against Pakistan to be played in February-March 2005.
According to a BCCI source, Balaji has fully recuperated from surgery on his bowling arm and started bowling in nets from Dec 13.
The pacer, who was out of action for last six months, is now hoping to make a comeback in Tamil Nadu's last Ranji Trophy group league match against Maharashtra. However, he has to pass a fitness test for selection. -PPI
