Baroda, Oct. 23: India suffered an injury jolt ahead of their seven-match ODI series against Australia beginning here on Sunday with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni taking hit to the back of his left knee off a Munaf Patel delivery.

Dhoni played one more ball before limping of from the practice area here on Friday. "I should be all right tomorrow. But I will have to wait and see how it is in the morning," Dhoni said at the end of practice.

The squad of 15 named for the series does not have a reserve wicket-keeper but Dinesh Karthik, who was the second ‘keeper in South Africa had not received a call from the BCCI until late on Friday night.

"The injury does not look serious at the moment. The knee has been bandaged and a day’s rest should help him recover fully," said a team source.

Meanwhile, the Indians got a first feel of the conditions at the Reliance Stadium earlier on Friday. Arriving at the tick of noon, the team after a few hours of rest had a full fledged practice session. After innovative warm up and fielding drills, the team went into nets where the entire top-order had a knock.

Recently returned Yuvraj Singh after a brief spell with the ball and batted with a heavily swathed knee. A final decision on the left-hander’s fitness will be taken only on Sunday morning.

Ashish Nehra, who turned fielding coach for the day, did not have a bowl. The rest of the new ball contingent had a long spell but the lack of intensity was obvious. Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar found direction after spraying it all over but problems with over-stepping did remain a concern.

Sachin Tendulkar had a marathon session, taking throw downs from Gary Kirsten before switching over to the main nets. Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina also had a long hit.

Gautam Gambhir had a lengthy strengthening session with trainer Ramji Srinivasan before taking guard. Spinners Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra looked impressive. The dry surface here should encourage Dhoni to play two specialist spinners.

The response from the locals for the ODI has been lukewarm. Practice sessions in India usually draw a sizeable crowd and even with all the big names in the line up, the crowd response was minimal.

The Australians preferred to continue their practice in Mumbai and reached here by a late evening flight. The visitors are expected to name their XI after practice on Saturday, while the hosts could wait till the final morning before naming theirs.