Mumbai, May 29: India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan pulled out from the upcoming tri-series against Bangladesh and Pakistan due to injuries. The duo was facing fitness problems before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sachin might be out for almost a month, therefore missing out on the Asia Cup that starts from 24th June due to a groin injury.

Zaheer Khan, on the other hand has been learnt to have aggravated his ankle injury that was the cause of his absence from international cricket earlier this year.

Tendulkar, who had missed the first seven matches of the Indian Premier League owing to the injury, has been declared unfit by Mumbai Indians physiotherapist Nitin Patel for the June 8 to 14 tri-series, also involving Pakistan.

"Tendulkar is not available for the tri-series as well we the Asia Cup on the advice of Mumbai Indians physiotherapist Nitin Patel. He has not recovered sufficiently from the groin injury," BCCI Secretray Niran Shah told reporters here today.

Tendulkar will also skip the Asia Cup, which will be held in Pakistan from June 24 to July 6, he said.