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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Saturday slapped with a two ODI ban for apathetic over-rate during the additional One-dayer adjoin Sri Lanka in Nagpur, ambidextrous a huge draft to the home team's affairs in the advancing five-match series.

International Cricket Council's bout adjudicator Jeff Crowe imposed an actual two bout abeyance on Dhoni for apathetic over-rate afterwards administering a audition aftermost night.

In the absence of Dhoni, adventurous opener Virender Sehwag has been called the captain for the abutting two one-dayers in Cuttack on December 21 and Kolkata on December 24.

"ICC Bout Referee, Jeff Crowe, has imposed an actual Two Bout abeyance on M S Dhoni for apathetic over-rate afterwards administering a audition aftermost night," the BCCI said in a statement.

The Indian players accept been penalised 40 per cent of their bout fees.

"The Indian aggregation for the abutting two ODIs will be led by Virender Sehwag," the abrupt account added.

The blood-tingling additional One-dayer concluded about 45 account afterwards the appointed accomplishment time because of common discussions amid the Indian players during the closing stages of Sri Lanka's chase.

The accommodation to ban Dhoni was taken by bout adjudicator Crowe of New Zealand, because the breakthrough of added time the Indians took to complete their allotted overs.

Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik, who featured in India's Twenty20 band adjoin the Lankans, is acceptable to be inducted in the aggregation as a backup for the absorbing Dhoni.

The ODI band has alone one specialist applicant in Dhoni and Karthik's admittance appears about assertive admitting the BCCI is yet to accomplish a academic announcement.

The five-match alternation is currently angry 1-1 afterwards India won the aboriginal bout in Rajkot by three runs, while the Sri Lankans snatched a blood-tingling three-wicket achievement in the additional bold on Friday.

Dhoni's dearth will be a big setback for the Indians as he has been in abundant blow in the contempo alternation adjoin the islanders, scoring 72 and 107 in two matches played so far.

With baroque middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh actuality a ambiguous amateur as he is still convalescent from a feel abrasion and flu, the Indian batting will be weaker in the abutting two games.