India's preparation for the upcoming Bangladesh tour suffered a blow, with Rahul Dravid getting hit on the face by a bouncer from Rudra Pratap Singh on the penultimate day of the conditioning camp in Kolkata on Saturday.
Dravid, who was having batting practice on a grassy wicket, tried to hook a delivery and the ball came off his bat and hit his face.
The Indian skipper, who was wearing a helmet, immediately collapsed and other members of the team rushed to him. Team physio John Gloster treated him for a couple of minutes before he left for the dressing room, bleeding profusely, with a towel wrapped on his face.
The team's administrative manager Surendra Bhave, however, said the injury is not serious and Dravid is expected to resume playing in 48 hours.
"Ball hit the visor of helmet and impacted on the grille. It is nose trauma but no cut or injury. It is not serious," he told media persons.
"The X-ray showed bruises and 24-hour rest has been advised by the ENT specialist. He is expected to play in 48 hours. He will be slowly brought into action," he added.
The team is scheduled to leave for its 23-day tour of Bangladesh on Monday and play its first one-dayer on May 10.
On Wednesday Sachin Tendulkar sprained his right ankle, but since then his condition has fast improved. He sustained the injury when he ducked to a S Sreesanth bouncer on the same pitch.
The team also had to contain with the absence of V V S Laxman, who did not make it to the camp as he was down with gastroenteritis.
