India open their World Cup 2019 campaign against South Africa, who will play their third match of the tournament, on Wednesday.
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Bumrah called for random dope test
The Indian players may have had issues with NADA conducted dope tests but at the global event, there's no such problem.
On Monday, it was the turn of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was picked up for the random test conducted by the WADA accredited agency.
There is no specific system that is followed and it could be anybody who could be called for providing their urine sample.
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Kohli's thumb injury
India were dealt a major injury scare when skipper Virat Kohli hurt his thumb during a training session.
The fans hope it's not a major issue for the star batsman although, he looked fine during the practice session.
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Media boycott
Indian media contingent decided to boycott an interaction session with net bowlers Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed.
The relationship between Indian media and the national team becomes frosty, it wasn't great during the 2015 World Cup and the start seemed to have been on a discordant note during this edition as well.
Time will show, how it will progress.
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Rohit takes a knock during throwdowns
Rohit Sharma in full flow is a treat to watch even during training sessions and the Indian bowlers were seen getting a taste of their vice-captain's touch ahead of the first game against South Africa.
However, there was a fleeting moment of a scare when he started taking throwdowns at the other net where a ball took off awkwardly and hit him on the gloves. For a couple of minutes, he seemed in some pain as the support staff rushed to check on him. It seemed fine as he continued batting without any discomfort after that.
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Kedar Jadhav or Dinesh Karthik?
With the number four conundrum for team India put to rest by KL Rahul's blistering innings against Bangladesh, the number five spot remains a concern.
Kedhar Jhadav, the prime choice for the spot has been suffering from a shoulder injury and his availability for India's World Cup opener is doubtful.
The back-up option for the number five position is veteran wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik.
Karthik was given a chance to bat during both the warm-up games, while Kedar was rested.
With Jadhav seen training back in the nets, it will be interesting to see who comes in to bat at number five against South Africa on Wednesday.