Asia Cup: Parthiv to join as back up for Dhoni

22 February, New Delhi

India’s limited over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today suffered a muscle spasm at the team’s training session ahead of the Asia Cup, in Fatullah, Bangladesh.

The BCCI named Gujarat stumper Parthiv Patel as the back-up for Dhoni. He will join the team soon.”India ODI and T20I captain MS Dhoni has suffered a muscle spasm in the back during a training session today in Dhaka,” BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement.

”The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Parthiv Patel as the back-up wicketkeeper for the upcoming Asia Cup, 2016. He will join the team in Dhaka at the earliest,” added he.