On Friday, November 15, the India team that has flown to Australia is allegedly scheduled to begin a warm-up match at the WACA in Perth. The Indian Cricket Board of Control (BCCI), however, prohibited any public watching. The Asian giants’ first practice session at the WACA, which kicked off their preparation for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on November 22, coincided with this intriguing development.
An article in The West Australian states that India will play a three-day intra-squad warm-up match at the WACA from Friday to Sunday. However, because the BCCI has chosen to keep the game behind closed doors, the general public will not have the opportunity to watch it.
It’s crucial to remember that India began practicing for the Border-Gavaskar series with WACA behind closed doors, with black traps covering the entire area to prevent street view of their training sessions. West Australian cricket staff members were instructed not to use their phones outside of their offices and to record within the stadium, according to the article.
Virat Kohli does not attend the first practice.
The first training session the Indian squad had in Australia did not feature the renowned Virat Kohli. He arrived in Perth on Sunday before the other members of the Test team did, making him the first member of the team to make it to Australia.
Nevertheless, the former captain of India chose not to participate in the first training session, which was apparently optional. Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah and seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also skipped the session, in addition to Kohli. Nonetheless, players like Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and KL Rahul toiled diligently in the nets. The former appears to be the front-runner to replace Rohit Sharma at the top of the order because the Indian captain did not accompany the team to Australia. Due to his pregnancy with wife Ritika Sajdeh, Rohit is probably going to miss the first Test.
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India has held onto the prized Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2017, and they presently possess it. Under the motivating leadership of Pat Cummins, Australia will attempt to recover the prize.
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