Pacer Ashok Dinda suffers head injury during Bengal's practice session

Senior Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda was hit on his forehead while trying to take a catch off his own delivery during the team`s Twenty 20 simulation camp for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.

The 34-year old, who has represented India 13 times in ODIs, was taken for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans as a precautionary measure, team sources said.

Dinda was struck hard on his forehead when opening batsman Vivek Singh hit a straight drive in the fourth ball of an over. 

Dinda did bowl a couple of deliveries after that but was sent for scans at a city hospital later.

"We did not find anything major in his scan report. He has been advised two days rest," a hospital source said.

The 2011 champions Bengal open their domestic T20 campaign against Mizoram in their group D fixture at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on February 21.

Bengal failed to make the final at home last season after finishing third in the Super League Group B.