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Tri-series: MS Dhoni might play final if India make it, says Virat Kohli
Dhoni suffered a hamstring injury while batting against the West Indies in their opening encounter against the hosts at Kingston, Jamaica.
India stand-in skipper Virat Kohli has said that regular skipper MS Dhoni is getting close to full fitness and he may play the final of the tri-series if India make the summit clash. Dhoni was earlier ruled out with a hamstring injury and was replaced by Ambati Rayudu in the squad for the ongoing tri-series.
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"Dhoni is getting better and he may be fit for the final," said Kohli at the toss against Sri Lanka at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday. Dhoni suffered the injury while batting against the West Indies in their opening encounter against the hosts at Kingston, Jamaica.
Sri Lanka won the toss and had opted to field in the final league match, which both teams have to win in order to make it to the final.
Topics mentioned in this article
Cricket
ICC Champions Trophy 2013
West Indies Tri Series 2013
India Cricket Team
Shikhar Dhawan
MS Dhoni
Zaheer Khan
Virender Sehwag
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Chris Gayle
Gautam Gambhir
Yuvraj Singh
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Virat Kohli
Ravindra Jadeja
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
West Indies Cricket Team
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
MV Sridhar
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