There was a spell of rain on Monday and forecast of cloudy weather and shower on Wednesday in Southampton and that has been confusing the team management about which all-rounder to go with against South Africa.
Team India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav was seen batting and bowling in the nets, giving the Virat Kohli led side a huge boost ahead of their opening clash against South Africa on June 5.
India will take on Bangladesh in their second and final warm-up game for the World Cup on Tuesday. Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar face race against time to gain fitness for the tournament.
In the journey from London to Cardiff, Indian opener Rohit Sharma made a special video of his chit-chat session with teammates Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja shared it on his Instagram account.
Chandrakant Pandit has tracked Kedar Jadhav's progress since his younger days, having coached the Maharashtra U-23 side.
An impressive show in the recently-concluded tri-series benefited Shakib Al Hasan in the all-rounder rankings.
Jadhav has recovered under the watchful eye of Team India physio Patrick Farhart, who has submitted Jadhav's report to the BCCI.
Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav too said that while the wicket was on the slower side, the team is happy to have started with two wins.
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Jadhav, who was ruled out of last year's IPL after the opening match owing to a hamstring injury, said it is every cricketer's dream to play in a World Cup.
The all-rounders' table continued to be headed by Rashid Khan, but no Indian figures in the top-5.
Dhoni got down to business and was seen discussing with head coach Stephen Fleming and batting coach Mike Hussey.
In what was their last game before the showpiece event in the United Kingdom, the Indian innings folded for 237, exactly in 50 overs while chasing a 273-run target.
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If Kohli uses him smartly, Dhoni could yet provide all of us with a fairytale ending to his career that we wish for the ODI behemoth.
While the 33-year-old remained not out on 81, Dhoni played a calm and composed knock of 59 not out off 72 balls as India cruised to victory to win by 6 wickets against Australia.
Jadhav has had multiple breakdown due to a dodgy hamstring which also included a near six month lay-off due to a surgery, but that did not stop the all-rounder from bringing India home on Saturday.
Kedar Jadhav was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match for his unbeaten 81 off 87 balls and figures of 1/31 from seven overs.
Witness how the Hyderabad game panned out in pictures.
However, it shouldn't be lost in isolation that India made heavy weather of an easy target on a not so difficult wicket.
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