Navdeep Saini to bowl at the nets

June 24, 2019 10:37 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST - Manchester

Navdeep Saini.

Navdeep Saini.

The Indian team opted to rest while brooding clouds dispensed rain and a steady wind rustled through the trees here on Monday.

Virat Kohli tweeted a picture from his breakfast table as he and his men preferred to unwind in the lead-up to Thursday’s clash against the West Indies.

Previously, India had snatched a close win against Afghanistan at Southampton's Hampshire Bowl on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Delhi fast bowler Navdeep Saini linked-up with the squad. He will serve as a net bowler as the team needs additional resources at training following Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s hamstring injury that benched the seamer.

India’s imminent rival, the West Indies, has been in town for a while.

Jason Holder’s men suffered a gut-wrenching loss against New Zealand at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Ominously, Carlos Brathwaite, whose fiery ton nearly ruined the Kiwis’ best-laid plans, tweeted: “Where can I get a bat fixed at Manchester?”

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