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Written By: Agencies | Published : December 8, 2014 1:46 PM IST
Adelaide, Dec 8: Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will unfortunately be missing the first Commonwealth Bank Test against Australia due to a recent thumb injury. Although, earlier his injury was confused with a forearm and wrist injury, it is now clear that MS Dhoni has suffered a hairline crack at the base of his right thumb.
Apparently, Dhoni's injury got worse after the ODI series against West Indies. Yet he attended the intensive training session on Sunday. Virat Kohli confirmed Monday that he will be leading the side Tuesday, when the four-Test series starts at the Adelaide Oval.
'Yes, I will be leading tomorrow,' Kohli was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia (CA) website. 'We expect (Dhoni) to be 100 percent fit in the next few days. We want him to be 100 percent before he plays a game.' Kohli vowed to fight fire with fire in his first Test as Indian captain, and backed his pacemen to cause Australia's batsmen some trouble. 'This is one of the best bowling attacks we've had in a while,' he said. '(We have) guys who are bowling with pace and they're fit.' Asked about combating Mitchell Johnson, who claimed 37 wickets in the 2013-14 Ashes series, Kohli noted his side couldn't focus on one man. (Read: MS Dhoni rocks The Jarhead hairstyle)
Source: IANS
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