Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni has suffered an injury scare during the Indian team’s net session on the eve of the first match of the ODI series against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. His sustained an injury on his right forearm while taking throwdowns from team’s support staff member Raghavendra.

The former India skipper had a long batting session at the nets and like all first-team players were taking throwdowns after the formal session. It was one such delivery from Raghavendra that kicked up and Dhoni was hit on the right forearm. He was clearly looking in some pain after the hit and didn’t bat after that as a careful measure.

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Whether the injury is serious enough to make him doubtful for the opening match of the ODI series couldn’t be ascertained. A final call is expected to be taken by the evening. In case Dhoni is unavailable, then Rishabh Pant is expected to don the big gloves. That is the most likely option in case Mahi fails to get fit in time.

India could also give the wicket-keeping duties to KL Rahul, who has done so previously for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Kings XI Punjab (KXIp) in IPL in the past.

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If the team management is keen on checking all the fringe batting options, then KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu could both play in the XI with Rahul keeping. The Indian team is aiming to bounce back in the five-match ODI series after losing both the T20Is. It was a first-ever series loss at home under the leadership of Virat Kohli