After a crushing 10-wicket defeat in the pink ball day-night cricket Test, the Indian batsmen led by captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took part in a tough net session with the red ball here on Tuesday with the aim of making a comeback in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. .
The Australian team has reached Brisbane for the third Test starting on Saturday but the Indian team decided to stay back to focus on honing their red-ball skills. The Indian team focused on its defensive technique and dropping balls.
Sharing the video of the Indian team’s practice, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wrote on ‘X’, “Now is the time to think about the future. Preparations for the Brisbane Test have started here in Adelaide. Indian captain Rohit, who is struggling with poor form, has been able to score only 142 runs with one half-century (52) in the last 12 innings. He had missed the first Test due to the birth of his son and on Tuesday he aimed to regain his rhythm as quickly as possible while facing both Indian spinners and fast bowlers.
Rohit, who came to bat at number six in the second test, scored three and six runs in two innings. He was LBW in the first innings while Australian captain Pat Cummins bowled him in the second innings. Kohli, who ended a 16-month century drought with a century in the first Test in Perth, was out behind the wicket in both innings in the pink-ball Test. He took the second slip in the first innings and caught the wicket in the second innings.
Star Indian batsman Kohli practiced with full enthusiasm. He was cautious in the beginning of the net session but then gradually got into the rhythm. Lokesh Rahul looked more calm. He focused more on his defense while Rishabh Pant played some pick up shots. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 161 runs in India’s massive 295-run win in the opening Test, hit some good shots and also adopted an aggressive stance against the Indian bowlers.
The bowling unit included Harshit Rana, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal and the spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar while there were a few throwdown specialists as well. The leading Indian fast bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj along with fast bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy did not sweat much. India is to reach Brisbane on Wednesday.
