The right arm medium-pacer from Mumbai has been asked to stay back in Australia with the Indian team as a cover for swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Dhawal Kulkarni
Adelaide: Dhawal Kulkarni may not have made it to the 15-member India squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup, which begins on February 14, but the right arm medium-pacer from Mumbai has been asked to stay back in Australia with the Indian team as a cover for swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Dhawal Kulkarni
It is learnt that Bhuvi did not land properly while bowling a delivery in India's recent warm-up match against Australia. Ever since that delivery, Bhuvi was seen in some discomfort which resulted in him bowling slower than his average pace of 120-125 kmph. In fact, even medium pacer Stuart Binny bowled faster than him at times.
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In light of the niggle to Bhuvi, the team management asked Dhawal to stay back in Australia because if Bhuvi breaks down, a replacement coming from India will only arrive in two or three days' time.
While ICC rules do not allow players other than the 15 members of the squad to enter the dressing room, Dhawal will be in the BCCI box during the World Cup matches. However, he will stay with the team.
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