WATCH: Virat Kohli's 'aggressive' net session ahead of 1st T20I against Australia
A spirited India will look to continue their dominance over Australia, this time at home, when they play the first Twenty20 International (T20I) game on Sunday
With their eyes firmly on getting the World Cup combination right, a spirited India will look to continue their dominance over Australia, this time at home, when they play the first Twenty20 International (T20I) game on Sunday.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli was seen having an aggressive net session, ahead of the first T20I against Australia. In the video posted by the BCCI on its Twitter account, a sweet sound of willow can be heard as captain Kohli steps out many numbers of times to hit the ball.
"Stepping up the gas" - @imVkohli
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2019
Can you count the number of times the Skip steps out to hit the ball? 🧐🤔🤔#TeamIndia #INDvAUS @Paytm pic.twitter.com/FhIk2nbrNy
Similarly, in a video shared by the BCCI on Saturday, former India captain MS Dhoni was spotted at a training session.
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.
Depart ✈
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2019
Arrive 🛬
Train & sweat it out 💪🏻💪🏻#TeamIndia gear up for the 1st T20I in Vizag #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Qv5tbFTQpw
Kohli is back after a well-deserved three-week break and will be keeping a keen eye on the likes of Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar, two players who are strongly tipped to make the elite list.
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