Adelaide: Reeling from their humiliating 10-wicket defeat within the pink-ball Check, the under-fire Indian batters, led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, turned their consideration to red-ball preparations with an intensive web session right here on Tuesday, aiming to bounce again within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Whereas Australia moved to Brisbane for the third Check from Saturday, the Indian group selected to remain again, specializing in honing their red-ball abilities, significantly their defensive methods and judgment in leaving deliveries.
“It’s time to look forward. Preparations for the Brisbane Check begins proper right here in Adelaide,” the BCCI posted on X, sharing a video of Group India’s follow.
Scuffling with poor kind, having scored simply 142 runs with just one fifty (52) in his final 12 innings, the Indian skipper, who rejoined the group after the delivery of his son, aimed to shortly regain his rhythm as he confronted each Indian spinners and pacers.
Dropped himself to No 6, Rohit capped scores of three and 6 in Adelaide; first, he was adjudged LBW to a fuller supply that nipped again, whereas within the second essay he was cleaned up a by size ball from his Aussie counterpart Pat Cummins that held its line and clipped the off stump. Kohli, who ended his 16-month century drought with 100 in Perth, fell sufferer to edging two deliveries — first to second slip after which to wicketkeeper within the pink ball Check. The star Indian batter regarded stuffed with intent as had a watchful begin to his web session earlier than slowly discovering his stream. KL Rahul regarded extra subdued, focusing extra on his defence, whereas Rishabh Pant performed a couple of decide up pictures. Younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who starred with a 161 in India’s huge 295-run win within the opening Check, was the aggressor among the many all, displaying his cheeky pictures and even stepped out to the Indian bowlers.
