India, Feb. 17 -- Contrary to the net session of Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma, who worked on their technique as Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami challenged them, Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer showed no mercy to spinners. They deposited most deliveries over the fence during India's first training session for the Champions Trophy in Dubai.

One of those powerful shots struck Rishabh Pant on his knee in a freakish accident. Team physio Kamlesh Jain immediately attended to him as a concerned Pandya came out of the nets to check on his junior colleague.

Although the incident sparked concerns about Pant's participation in the Champions Trophy, it did not turn out to be a serious issue. After a while, the wicketkeeper-batter padded up...