Injury scare for India, new jersey unveiled and more - Cricket News Today, 1st March 2019

Welcome to another edition of Cricket News Today, a segment that provides a summary of cricketing events and news updates from across the world.

After the T20I series ended in Australia's pocket, the visitors head to Hyderabad for the first ODI of the five-match series. There's plenty of cricket for fans to look forward to, ahead of the IPL and the World Cup that follow.

Here are top news from the world of cricket:

#1 Injury scare for India, Dhoni hit on forearm

The Indian cricket team was given an injury scare ahead of the first ODI against Australia, after wicketkeeper MS Dhoni got hit on the forearm during a throwdown session. Facing throwdown specialist Raghavendra, Dhoni got hit on the forearm after a delivery rose higher than expected, forcing him to abort the practice session.

If Dhoni is unable to make it to the playing XI, India has Rishabh Pant, who can double up as a wicketkeeper.

India's squad for the first two ODIs:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), Ambati Rayudu, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja

#2 India unveil jersey ahead of World Cup 2019

Keeping with the trend of unveiling new jerseys on World Cup years, the Indian team unveiled a new design for their ODI jersey, less than a 100 days ahead of the 2019 ICC World Cup. The same design will be used for both the men's and women's teams.

And here’s the new Team India ODI jersey... 🇮🇳🏏💙 pic.twitter.com/mp7Lw75W1H

— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) March 1, 2019

The event was attended by Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, along with Prithvi Shaw, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues.

The jersey will be used by the Indian team for the series against Australia, starting March 2nd.

#3 No change to Delhi, Mohali ODI schedules

Australia v India - ODI: Game 3

With the current political situation, there were reports that certain ODI matches of the upcoming series between India and Australia would have to be shifted. However, BCCI's Acting President CK Khanna has clarified that the matches will go on as scheduled.

"There is certainly no such plan to shift any of the games from their original venues," said Khanna. "I can confirm that both ODIs in Mohali and Delhi are happening as per our schedule," he said, according to Cricbuzz.

"As far as a backup venue is concerned, the BCCI always has alternate arrangements in place in case a venue expresses its inability to host a game. It was nice of Saurashtra to put their hand up, but as of now, it won't be necessary," Khanna added.

#4 'More settled in white-ball cricket', says Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

India's chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who has made a grand entry to international cricket, has spoken about his format of preference, and how he finds red-ball cricket challenging.

Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Kuldeep said:

"If you're playing with the white ball regularly, it becomes easy to adjust. I'm more settled in white-ball cricket, I never feel any pressure. For any spinner, in ODIs, there's a limited quota, so you need to attack in that way. You need to challenge yourself every time to perform for the team".

"It's very difficult to switch from white-ball cricket to red-ball cricket. For me, red-ball cricket is the biggest challenge. Everyone loves Test cricket and I'm no different".

In 39 ODIs and 18 T20Is, Kuldeep has taken 77 and 35 wickets respectively. In 6 Tests, he has taken 24 victims.