NEW DELHI, March 2: India’s leading batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss this month’s one-day series against Zimbabwe to undergo treatment for knee trouble, an Indian cricket official said Saturday.

India’s selectors hope Tendulkar will return refreshed from his break for a busy international schedule that includes back-to-back Test tours of West Indies and England starting early next month.

The one-day series starts in the northern Indian town of Faridabad on March 7, followed by matches at Mohali (March 10), Cochin (March 13), Hyderabad (March 16) and Guwahati (March 19).

Squad: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Vangipurappu Laxman, Dinesh Mongia, Sanjay Bangar, Mohammad Kaif, Ajay Ratra, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Tinu Yohannan, Harbhajan Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Anil Kumble.—Reuters