London: The Indian cricket team was given a major scare on Friday ahead of its opening ICC Champions Trophy 2017 warm-up match against New Zealand after star batsman Yuvraj Singh did not turn up for the net session at Lord’s cricket ground.
According to reports in the Indian media, the southpaw did not train with his teammates due to an illness. Indian team management believes Yuvraj is likely to recover in a day’s time. At the moment, it is not clear whether the Punjab batsman will take the field against the Kiwis on Sunday.
However, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane and captain Virat Kohli sweated it out at the ‘Home of Cricket’ ahead of the warm-up match.
India will take on New Zealand at the Oval in Sunday’s warm-up clash, before squaring off against Bangladesh two days later.
The Anil Kumble-coached team will open their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 4. They will play against Sri Lanka on June 8 and face South Africa on June 11.
