NEW DELHI, July 26: India's national cricket board will not send any replacement for injured batsman Vangipurappu Laxman for Tuesday's important Asia Cup match against hosts Sri Lanka.

Laxman's knee injury was aggravated during a net session on Friday and captain Saurav Ganguly asked for an immediate replacement because the middle-order batsman can take no further part in the tournament.

"We'll wait till Tuesday's Sri Lanka match is over," board secretary Karunakaran Nair said. In Laxman's absence, India lost to Pakistan by 59 runs on Sunday. If they lose again to Sri Lanka, Pakistan could reach the final by beating Bangladesh on Thursday.

Laxman first injured his left knee when he was hit by a ball in practice in Dambulla before India's match against Sri Lanka on July 18. -Reuters