Published: Feb 22, 2016, 06:27 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 22, 2016, 09:01 PM (IST)
Dhaka: MS Dhoni, India limited-overs skipper suffered a muscle spam during a training session today. The spam appears to be slightly serious and Indian team management has called left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel as a back up option for Dhoni, in case he fails to recover before the first match scheduled for Wednesday against the host team Bangladesh. If Dhoni misses out on the first match, it shall be a big setback for the Indians considering his batting abilities at the climax of the innings has helped the team numerable times in the past. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 1st Match
The Indian cricket team is currently in Bangladesh to participate in the Asia Cup, to be held for the first time in the Twenty20 format, from February 24 to March 6 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. “India ODI and T20I captain MS Dhoni has suffered a muscle spasm in the back during a training session today in Dhaka,” Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Parthiv Patel as the back-up wicketkeeper for the upcoming Asia Cup, 2016. He will join the team in Dhaka at the earliest.” MS Dhoni: India can win Asia Cup T20 2016, ICC World T20 2016
The 34-year-old Dhoni suffered the spasm while training at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, which is on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital. Patel has played 20 Tests, 38 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and just two Twenty20 Internationals, last representing India in an ODI against Sri Lanka four years ago at Brisbane. Dhoni’s fitness is crucial for the team as the Asia Cup will be followed by the all-important World Twenty20, to be played across seven Indian cities from March 15 to April 3.
