WATCH: MS Dhoni gearing up to exploit Australia in 1st T20I

The former skipper seemed in good nick as he hammered almost all the deliveries during the training session

India began the year 2019 with outclassing the Aussies in their own den. Firstly they mauled them in the Test series and then captured the ODIs as well. After an outstanding series Down Under, the men-in-blue are all set to host Australia in yet another limited-over series.

The face-off begins on Sunday evening in Vishakhapatnam with the opening T20I of the 2-match rubber. Both the teams have already arrived at the venue and started sweating it out at the nets.

A day ahead of the first encounter, ace wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni was spotted at the final training session. The BCCI shared a video on Twitter where the former skipper seemed in good nick as he hammered almost all the deliveries during the training session.

Here’s the video:

Belting it at the nets @msdhoni 💥💥🔥👌🏻 #TeamIndia @Paytm #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/hRDZUE5MvX

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 23, 2019

Besides Dhoni, vice-captain Rohit Sharma also went through an intense training session along with his teammates.

MOOD in the camp before the 1st T20I against Australia in Vizag #TeamIndia #INDvAUS @Paytm pic.twitter.com/eRuJSW9B8j

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 23, 2019

On Friday, captain Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav were also spotted doing their rounds of practice.

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Train & sweat it out 💪🏻💪🏻#TeamIndia gear up for the 1st T20I in Vizag #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Qv5tbFTQpw

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2019

The Indians have already lost all-rounder Hardik Pandya from the series as he has been haunted back with his back injury. Ravindra Jadeja has replaced him in the side. The home series against Australia will mark the final round of preparation for India ahead of the World Cup 2019. Kohi & Co. will be eyeing to lock the final 15 players for the cricketing mega event.

Indian squad for T20Is:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Markande  

Australian squad for T20Is:

Aaron Finch(c), Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, D Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa