Ahead of the gruelling five-Test match sequence towards England, the Indian Test crew led by skipper Virat Kohli, had a centre wicket coaching on the Durhan Cricket Club on Tuesday.
Aggressive wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who had joined the Test crew after recovering from Covid-19, additionally batted within the nets.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 27, 2021
“TeamIndia back at it and having a centre wicket training at Durham Cricket Club ahead of the five-match Test series against England,” the BCCI mentioned in a tweet.
The BCCI additionally posted footage of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, flamboyant batsman KL Rahul, his Karnataka teammate and opener Mayank Agarwal and skipper Kohli batting within the nets.
🎥 Sample that for a enjoyable drill session to get the facet charged up! 👌 👌#StaffIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/0jUyaeWe6b
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 27, 2021
Similarly vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and skilled opener Rohit Sharma too batted within the nets, as per the photographs tweeted by the Board.
Earlier, the crew performed a three-day warm-up sport towards County XI right here as part of their preparation for the Test sequence. The sport resulted in a draw.
#StaffIndia again at it and having a centre wicket coaching at Durham Cricket Club forward of the five-match Test sequence towards England.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Y71qe4b4mo
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 27, 2021
The first Test begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham from August 4.
Important to remain affected person, anticipate my flip: KL Rahul
Talented batsman KL Rahul says he has by no means let his failures lavatory him down, as an alternative he emerged stronger from them and is now ready patiently to get an opportunity to play Test cricket once more for India.
The final time Rahul was seen competing within the whites was in 2019 towards the West Indies.
Rahul mentioned he used the time to mirror on his sport.
“I got dropped and I had to go back, discuss with coaches watch a lot of videos and see where I was faltering and try to correct that,” Rahul bcci.television after scoring 100 in a warm-up sport.
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— Ok L Rahul (@klrahul11) July 27, 2021
“I am happy that the time off from Test cricket, like I said the failures just makes you stronger and makes you more focussed and determined. That is not different for me, so I am really looking forward to the opportunities and try and stay calmer and disciplined,” he mentioned.
“I have made mistakes and I have learned from them. I get stronger and a good opportunity again, hopefully fingers crossed, I can go out there and do the job for the team,” mentioned Rahul.