Watch: Dhoni gets new role, turns bowler under Kohli’s captaincy!

This will be India's first ODI game of 2017 under the newly appointed captain Virat Kohli and the team has eventually found a new seamer in the squad.

By: News Desk |
January 14, 2017 1:13 pm

Tags: Anil Kumble, BCCI, England, Ind vs England, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Virat,

Just one day to go when team India will be facing their English opponents under Virat Kohli’s captaincy in the first game of the ODI series in Pune, the team has eventually found a new seamer in the squad. And he is none other than our former captain MS Dhoni.

Dhoni, who surprised his fans across the globe after stepping down from the limited overs captaincy, was seen bowling to batsman Manish Pandey during the net session at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on January 14.

The Indian squad had arrived here on January 12. This will be India’s first ODI game of 2017 under the newly appointed captain Virat Kohli. Apart from Dhoni, all other members, including comeback batsman Yuvraj Singh, were also seen practicing hard in the net sessions.

Watch: MS Dhoni’s new ‘Avatar’ in the video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official twitter account.

New pacer in the team? Watch @msdhoni bowl to @im_manishpandey in the nets. There is also a celebration in the end #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/UhZQKGyxuS

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2017

Earlier this day, head coach of team India, Anil Kumble was also spotted on the ground who was having a close look on the track where the first match of the ODI series has to be played on January 15.

#TeamIndia Head Coach @anilkumble1074 taking a close look at the pitch on the eve of 1st ODI against England #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/oGmWPfrK5h

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2017

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, while addressing his first press conference as the ODI skipper, said that everybody is available for the selection and there are no injuries in the team.

Everyone is fine and available for selection, no injuries: Virat Kohli ahead of England ODI/T20 series pic.twitter.com/QywvRPILNZ

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 14, 2017

ODI Squad: Virat Kohli (C), MS Dhoni (wk), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav.

ODI Fixture: Match 1 – January 15, Maharashtra Cricket Association Ground, Pune

Match 2 – January 19, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Match 3 – January 22, Eden Gardens, Kolkata