Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth Tests against England with a finger injury, while fast bowler Mohammed Shami is an uncertain starter for the Mumbai Test, beginning Thursday.Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey replaced Rahane in the squad, while Shardul Thakur was brought in as back-up for Shami, who has a sore knee. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is likely to be the first-choice replacement in the XI for Shami, while Karun Nair is likely to take Rahanes place.Pandey and Thakur had to be pulled out of ongoing Ranji Trophy matches and flown to Mumbai. Pandey was playing against Maharashtra in Mohali, and Thakur against Punjab in Rajkot.The BCCI said Rahane had suffered an avulsion fracture on his right index finger after getting hit by a ball during a practice session on the eve of the Mumbai Test. He managed only 63 runs in five innings in this series. The board also said that Shamis fitness was being monitored and a decision on his inclusion in the XI would be taken on the morning of the match.Shami has had trouble with his leg since the start of the series, when he was seen clutching his hamstring on the first day in Rajkot. The team management, however, said he was merely suffering from cramp and he continued to play the remainder of that Test and those that followed in Visakhapatnam and Mohali. Shami was especially potent with reverse-swing, taking 10 wickets at an average of 25.20.If Shami doesnt make it, India are almost certain to play Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took a five-wicket haul in the last Test he played. That was why Kohli wasnt too worried about Shamis availability.If you see, whoever has stepped in has given match-winning performances, he said. You speak about Bhuvi, he has come in at St Lucia once and in Kolkata once, and both times he has picked up five wickets, and he has been the match-winner for us. I am not worried because the guys sitting outside are waiting for opportunities. It is not like that they are not looking forward to playing, which is I think a great sign for the team and that is why whoever has played at any stage has given those performances for us. As I said they are pretty keen to step on to the field to grab the opportunity with both hands.Pandey, Rahanes replacement in the squad, had himself hurt his finger while playing a Ranji Trophy game in November. He returned to action last week, making 75 and 58 against Saurashtra. Thakur, meanwhile, has been a more consistent presence this season, claiming 13 wickets in six matches, including a six-wicket haul against Bengal last week. He had been picked in the 17-man squad for the four-Test tour of the West Indies in July-August, but did not get a game.Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. 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It hardly mattered to him how he did it.To anyone suggesting Benintendi, 22, might be disappointed that a video review turned what would have been his first major league home run in his first game at Fenway Park -- and with his proud parents in the stands --?into an RBI double, he smiled politely and said he still accomplished his goal.It was fine. I was happy with whatever outcome [the umpires] saw, Benintendi, a rookie left fielder, said after the Red Sox won 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series against the New York Yankees. My job was to get that run in from third base, and I did. So it really was irrelevant at that point.Called up last week from Double-A Portland only 14 months after being drafted in the first round out of the University of Arkansas, Benintendi finished 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, continuing a stellar first week in the big leagues. The Red Sox initially planned to start him only against right-handed pitchers, but with eight hits in his first 16 at-bats, he has played his way into an everyday role, according to manager John Farrell.He plays at a very even pulse, Farrell said. Good passes at the plate. Doesnt seem to be disrupted by velocity or secondary pitches. Hes impressed.Said pitcher Rick Porcello, who allowed two runs in eight innings and improved to 11-0 at home: Its crazy. Seeing him get drafted a year ago, and hes up here in the big leagues getting three hits in multiple games, its pretty fun. 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According to Farrell, Fenway Park ground rules state that a ball must hit to the right of the yellow line to be counted as a home run.When the ricochet of the carom hit the top of the wall and not the triangle of any part of the wall behind where it would be out of bounds, that, as Im seeing, is the ruling, Farrell said. I asked but was denied any kind of ability to go out and ask what the ruling was.It mattered little to Benintendi, who scored two batters later on Dustin Pedroias double. Benintendi reached on an infield single in the seventh inning to complete a near-perfect Fenway debut.Its something Ive dreamt of, not just since being drafted but since I was a little kid, Benintendi said. To walk into the stadium and take BP and things like that, especially here at Fenway, its a dream come true. ' ' '