Sports News | England Tour: India Have Centre Wicket Training, Pant Back in Action
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Ahead of the gruelling five Test match series against England, the Indian Test team led by skipper Virat Kohli had a centre wicket training at the Durhan Cricket Club here on Tuesday.
Durham, Jul 27 (PTI) Ahead of the gruelling five Test match series against England, the Indian Test team led by skipper Virat Kohli had a centre wicket training at the Durhan Cricket Club here on Tuesday.
Aggressive wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who had joined the Test team after recovering from Covid-19, also batted in the nets.
"TeamIndia back at it and having a centre wicket training at Durham Cricket Club ahead of the five-match Test series against England,” the BCCI said in a tweet.
The BCCI also posted pictures of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, flamboyant batsman KL Rahul, his Karnataka teammate and opener Mayank Agarwal and skipper Kohli batting in the nets.
Similarly vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and experienced opener Rohit Sharma too batted in the nets.
Earlier, the team played a three-day warm-up game against County XI here as a part of its preparation for the Test series. The game ended in a draw.
The first Test starts at Trent Bridge, Nottingham from August 4.
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