Yuvraj Singh misses India’s Champions Trophy 2017 training session. This is why

Yuvraj Singh missed the Indian cricket team’s two-hour training session at Lord’s on Friday, a couple of days before the team’s ICC Champions Trophy 2017 warm-up clash against New Zealand

India were handed a mini-scare ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign after all-rounder Yuvraj Singh missed a two-hour training session at Lord’s on Friday, just two days before the team’s warm-up match against New Zealand.

Yuvraj Singh reportedly missed Friday’s training session due to fever, two days before India’s ICC Champions Trophy warm-up game against New Zealand. (PTI)

The rest of the Virat Kohli-led side trained at the Lord’s Cricket Ground toiled it out at the nets, before heading back to the team hotel.

As per a Mumbai Mirror report, the reason behind Yuvraj’s absence is fever. The team management is expecting the southpaw to recover in a day’s time, the report stated.

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India will take on New Zealand at the Oval in Sunday’s warm-up clash, before squaring off against Bangladesh two days later.

The Anil Kumble-coached team will open their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 4.