Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh (Photo Source: twitter)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed Yuvraj Singh will miss India’s first warm-up game against New Zealand on Sunday (May 28) owing to a viral fever. The left-handed batsman, who was one of India’s top-performers in the ODI series against England earlier this year, missed the practice session on Saturday (May 27).

However, the BCCI also confirmed that Yuvraj’s health is not a big worry and the 35-year old is making steady progress.

“@YUVSTRONG12 is making steady progress from viral fever. No major health concerns. He will miss the first warm-up #CT17,” read the tweet from BCCI.

Meanwhile, the Men in Blue sweated it out in the nets at Lord’s ahead of the practice tie against the Black Caps. In a series of tweets posted by the BCCI, the likes of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and MS Dhoni were seen having a knock in the nets.

Yuvraj, meanwhile, is likely to return to action before India’s second warm-up game against Bangladesh on May 30. The southpaw, who had scored 210 including a majestic knock of 150 against England in January, is an important part of the Indian team and his performance is surely going to make a difference on how India’s title-defence turns out in England.

Before departing for England, skipper Virat Kohli had already said that the presence of players like Dhoni and Yuvraj in the team brings in the much-needed experience and boosts the confidence of others.

“Those two know best how to get the team out of difficult situations. They enjoyed batting with each other and played freely without any burden (vs England). That confidence rubs off on the team, the team environment was boosted. If two such good players do well, the team environment is automatically boosted,” he had said.

India will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 4.

 

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