Karthik looks patchy in nets, Dravid says will ‘take call tomorrow’

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His place in the team under the scanner, Dinesh Karthik did a lot of keeping drills during an hour and a half's indoor session at the Adelaide Oval, but didn't look fully fit.

Coach Rahul Dravid said that a call on his participation in the T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh will be taken on Wednesday, the day of the game.

Karthik has scored 1 and 6 in the two games he has batted, and has struggled with back spasms since trying to collect a Hardik Pandya bouncer in the match against South Africa at Perth.

Rishabh Pant didn't train on the day and normally, players, who have their places assured in the XI, don't come for training on eve of the match.

"Yeah, he's (Karthik) pulled up pretty well today. It was unfortunate he had that spasm when he jumped to collect a bouncer. I think when he landed badly, he landed in a way that I think he just hurt his back a little bit.

"But with treatment and with the day -- this morning he's pulled up pretty well," Dravid told reporters before start of the training session.

"So we'll be assessing it. We'll see how it goes, and we'll see how he pulls up tomorrow morning after a good practice session today.

"We'll put him through his paces and ensure that we've given him a good workout and then see how he pulls up tomorrow morning before making a final decision," the head coach added.

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