Injury scare for India before T20 WC as pacer limps off during warm-up clash

NEW DELHI: Team India suffered a caller wounded interest conscionable days earlier the T20 World Cup, scheduled to commencement connected Saturday (February 7), aft young pacer Harshit Rana limped disconnected the tract during their warm-up lucifer against South Africa astatine the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy successful Navi Mumbai connected Wednesday evening.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!With uncertainty already surrounding spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar’s fitness, Rana’s exit added to the defending champions’ worries up of the planetary event. The 24-year-old Delhi pacer bowled conscionable 1 over, conceding 16 runs, earlier walking disconnected successful disposable discomfort and taking nary further portion successful the contest.

Rana appeared troubled during his over, pulling retired of his transportation stride connected 2 occasions. Moments later, helium was seen clutching his genu and hobbling disconnected the field, sparking interest among teammates and the enactment staff. An authoritative update from the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) is inactive awaited, leaving fans and squad absorption anxious astir the severity of the issue.The latest scare comes arsenic India proceed to show Washington Sundar, who sustained an wounded during the archetypal ODI against New Zealand and is yet to articulation the World Cup camp. With the tourney accelerated approaching, the squad volition anticipation for affirmative quality connected some players’ fitness.There was immoderate relief, however, arsenic Tilak Varma marked his instrumentality from wounded with an awesome all-round display. The left-hander smashed 45 disconnected conscionable 19 balls, hitting 3 sixes and 3 fours earlier being bowled by Marco Jansen, and besides bowled an economical implicit that went for 9 runs.

Despite the wounded setback, India secured a convincing 30-run triumph successful their lone warm-up fixture. In-form Ishan Kishan continued his blistering run, hammering a 20-ball 53 packed with 7 sixes and 2 fours arsenic India piled up 241 for 5 connected a batting-friendly surface. The bowlers past combined well, utilizing arsenic galore arsenic 9 options — including Abhishek Sharma’s 2 wickets — to restrict South Africa to 210 for seven.