Key WI star Dwayne Bravo out of WC

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (AFP): West Indies' World Cup hopes suffered a major body blow Saturday when key all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a knee injury. Bravo, a veteran of 110 internationals, suffered the injury while bowling in his team's opening defeat against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi Thursday. He was initially ruled out for the remainder of the league stage, but is now flying back to the Caribbean for treatment on the damaged left knee. A scan revealed the 27-year-old, who made 40 in the seven-wicket defeat to South Africa, had sprained his anterior cruciate ligament and torn his knee cartilage. "This is a blow for us. Dwayne is our vice-captain and one of the key members of our team," said coach Ottis Gibson. "He has been showing good form with the bat and batted well against South Africa.