After skipping the practice session on Tuesday, star Indian batter Virat Kohli was seen sweating it out in the nets on Wednesday
Addressing the media before flying out from India, Gambhir also confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah would lead Team India if captain Rohit Sharma failed to turn up for the five-match series opener.
Josh Inglis or Nathan McSweeney will partner Usman Khawaja in Australia Playing 11 as an opener when the hosts take on India in Perth Test on November 22 during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India will have to forget the wins in Australia over the last two trips as well as the unprecedented loss to New Zealand at home recently to give themselves a chance of emerging victorious Down Under, said 1983 World Cup winner Sandip Patil here on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma's Indian team will soon be hitting the Australian shores with their pride at stake, having been blanked 0-3 by New Zealand at home which has also thrown their plans for the World Test Championship into disarray. While India look to pick the pieces and put their best foot forward during the five-Test tour of Australia, Patil, also a former chairman of selectors, expressed confidence that the team is too good to be bogged down by setbacks. "They have to play against Australia in Australia, they will have to forget what happened there last time. They will also have to forget what happened in this series (against New Zealand) and look forward," Patil told the media here during the launch of his book titled 'Beyond ...
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