The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli was spotted timing the ball well during a net session in Sydney ahead of the first One-day International (ODI) against Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share a video in which the India skipper can be seen “timing the ball to perfection”.
“Timing them to perfection! #TeamIndia skipper @imVkohli getting batting ready ahead of the first ODI against Australia #AUSvIND,” the BCCI captioned the video. India will face Australia in the first ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
Timing them to perfection! 👌👌#TeamIndia skipper @imVkohli getting batting ready ahead of the first ODI against Australia 💪🏻🔝 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/lG1EPoHVKK
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 26, 2020
Last week, Kohli posted a few pictures on Instagram from one of his gym sessions. Team India is scheduled to lock horns with Australia for three ODIs, as many T20Is followed by the four-match Test series during their nearly two-month long tour of Australia. The Indian board had granted Kohli paternity leave earlier this month.
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India will be commencing the tour without their experienced opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out of the limited-overs squads due to a hamstring injury. Rohit suffered the injury during the recently-concluded edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rohit was named in the Test squad but according to several media reports, his participation in the first two matches is in doubt. Accoridng to the recent reports, he will be missing the first couple of Tests.
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India’s Tour of Australia schedule:
ODI Series
- 1st ODI: November 27 — SCG
- 2nd ODI: November 29 — SCG
- 3rd ODI: December 1 — Manuka Oval
T20I series
- 1st T20I: December 4 — Manuka Oval
- 2nd T20I: December 6 — SCG
- 3rd T20I: December 8 — SCG
Test series
- 1st Test: December 17-21 — Adelaide Oval
- 2nd Test: December 26-31 — MCG
- 3rd Test: January 7- 11 — SCG
- 4th Test: January 15-19 — Brisbane
