IN PICS | Head Coach Ravi Shastri Is 'Back In Business’ With Hardik, Shikhar, Shardul Ahead Of IND-AUS Series

With just over a week for the commencement of the India vs Australia ODI series, head coach Ravi Shastri tweeted photos of himself alongside Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan and Shardul Thakur and captioned the post: "Great to get back to business - with @hardikpandya7 @SDhawan25, @imShard, #TeamIndia #AUSvIND."

Head Coach Ravi Shastri-With Indian All-Rounder Hardik Pandya (Image Credit: BCCI)

After playing on the same side as well as competing against each other in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Indian team has re-grouped and have got their preparations underway 'Down Under' to take on a competitive Australian team in their backyard in all format bilateral series, beginning November 27. While the seasoned Indian players across the 3-formats will have a sense of cohesiveness and togetherness coming back to play under the national flag, head coach Ravi Shastri is also all excited about being back amidst the Virat Kohli-led pack and mentoring the team for a high voltage series against the 'Baggy Greens' With just over a week for the commencement of the India vs Australia ODI series, head coach Ravi Shastri tweeted photos of himself alongside Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan and Shardul Thakur and captioned the post: "Great to get back to business - with @hardikpandya7 @SDhawan25, @imShard, #TeamIndia #AUSvIND."

Great to get back to business - with @hardikpandya7 @SDhawan25 @imShard #TeamIndia #AUSvIND ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/yaaFwYOw3d

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 18, 2020

India have begun their preparations for the Australian tour in full swing with most the players undergoing routine training sessions post testing negative for Coronavirus after their arrival in the Island nation. India are scheduled to play Australia in 3 ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches, with the first ODI slated to be played on November 27. The BCCI posted a series of videos on how the Indian players were practicing using unique techniques with an aim to acclimatize to the pacy and bouncy wickets in Australia.

Love test cricket practice sessions ❤️???? pic.twitter.com/XPNad3YapF

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 17, 2020

While the frontline Indian batsmen in KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw were seen playing both attacking and defensive strokes batting in the nets, the Indian bowling unit was trying hard to hit the right areas and get their channel right to get into good bowling rhythm.