Southampton: Members of the Indian team were keen to have a three-day break but that was curtailed and they held a practice session here yesterday, after which emerged the news that opener Shikhar Dhawan had been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup.

Interestingly, Team India practised for over three-and-a-half hours, and with full intensity under overcast conditions. There was rain too, not too heavy though, and the Men in Blue continued training. They began with a session of football and interestingly, even Dhawan was part of that football session. Watching him at practice, few would have imagined that this was going to be Dhawan's last practice session at this World Cup.