The Indian players practiced on the Old Civil Lines course in two separate sessions. Jadeja, out of action for almost five months after knee surgery, recently returned to competitive cricket in a Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu.
The long-returning Ravindra Jadeja had plenty of time to bat as he bowled ferociously into the nets here on Friday ahead of the first Test against Australia which begins on February 9. The Indian players practiced on the Old Civil Lines course in two separate sessions. Jadeja, out of action for almost five months after knee surgery, recently returned to competitive cricket in a Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu. He took seven wickets in that match.
Jadeja practiced bowling and batting long enough in the first session. Except for Cheteshwar Pujara, Jaydev Unadkat and Umesh Yadav, most of the players come from limited overs cricket and the team management led by Rahul Dravid is keen that every player gets enough practice before the first Test at VCA Stadium. in Jamtha. an opportunity The first batch participated in training for two and a half hours in the morning while the second batch trained in the afternoon.
In addition to the 16 members of the Indian team, four net throwers Rahul Chahar (Rajasthan), Washington Sundar, Ravishrinivas Sai Kishore (both from Tamil Nadu) and Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) participated in the practice. India is understood to be preparing to deal with Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swapson and Ashton Agar.
Spinners from those states whose teams are out of the Ranji Trophy have been called to practice. Apart from these four spinners, four spinners are included in the main kit. This is how the Indian team with eight spinners is practicing. With Shreyas Iyer sidelined with injury, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill practiced with the team’s main shooters and net takedowns.
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