Suresh Raina will have to wait a little longer to complete his comeback to the Indian squad as the southpaw has been ruled out of the first India-New Zealand One-Day International in Dharamsala on Sunday after going down with a bout of viral fever.
Raina last played an ODI back in October 2015 and was subsequently dropped from the fifty-over squad after a poor run with the bat. He was recalled for the first three matches of the series against New Zealand. The first ODI begins on October 16.
NEWS ALERT - Suresh Raina to miss Dharamsala ODI due to viral fever - @Paytm ODI Trophy #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/WT4YjKm8Mf
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 13, 2016
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, confirmed the 30-year-old's absence in a press release: "The BCCI Medical team has confirmed that Suresh Raina, who is recovering from a bout of viral fever, is ruled out of the first ODI of the Paytm ODI Trophy against New Zealand"