New Delhi: Team India started their practice in Chepauk on Friday ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. While maximum of the Indian team members, including skipper Rohit Sharma, arrived in the city on Thursday evening ahead of the first Test match on September 19, star batter Virat Kohli landed in Chennai on Friday morning.
Rohit Sharma and Co. are back to the business after a month long break since they last participated in the Sri Lanka ODI series. Under the guidance of head coach Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team were spotted in a huddle during the early hours of Friday at the Chepauk stadium. The entire Indian contingent along with new bowling coach South Africa great Morne Morkel and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar were also seen in attendance.
BCCI posted images of the first day of practice and wrote, “The countdown starts as Team India begin their preps for an exciting home season.” The images showed the entire squad listening attentively to Gambhir, his support staff and skipper Rohit.
Here are the pics
The countdown starts as #TeamIndia begin their preps for an exciting home season.#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/VlIvau5AfD
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 13, 2024
Earlier on Thursday, Rohit was spotted exiting from the Chennai airport escorted by security personnel while Kohli flew in directly from London in an early-morning flight. Meanwhile, other senior members of the team like Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant had reached the city on Thursday.
This would be Gambhir’s second assignment as the head coach of the team and his first in a Test series. His first assignment as the new coach was a T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka. It will be interesting to see how the Indians handle the Bangla Tigers as they are riding high after coming from a 2-0 triumph over Pakistan. Also, crucial WTC points will be at stake in the series for India who have a big season coming up with series against New Zealand and Australia.
Team India started their practice session on Friday ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh scheduled to start on September 19. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
