India captain Rohit Sharma trained in Adelaide on Tuesday, 3 December. Sharma, who got out for just 3 runs in the pink ball warm-up game vs Australian PM XI, continued to struggle against against ball pitched just outside the off stump.
Abhishek Nayar kept a watch on the batter’s foot movement and how he was playing throughout the session. Despite looking uncomfortable, Rohit asked pacers Arshdeep Singh and Yash Dayal to bowl at full tilt ahead of the pink ball Test.
The last time India played a pink ball Test match in Australia, they were bundled out for just 36 runs. India however, come into the Test match with a resounding victory in the opening Test match at Perth Stadium. India hammered Australia by 295 runs in the opening Test match and are expected to be the favourites for this match as well, due to the presence of Jasprit Bumrah.
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However, it needs to be mentioned that Australia have won 11 out of their 12 pink ball Test matches, and have never lost a single Day-Night Test match at home.
Rohit Bats at No.4
India captain Rohit Sharma sacrificed his opening spot for KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the pink ball warm-up game. Sharma came out to bat at No.4 for India but got out cheaply for just 3 runs off 11 balls. In that match, Sharma could resist the urge to drive a ball outside of the off stump and was edged back to the slips.
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India practiced in Adelaide on Tuesday, 3 December ahead of their 2nd Test match. Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were spotted batting in the nets in a session that was open for the fans.
On the other side, senior Australia batter Steve Smith left the nets after getting hit on his finger during practice. The incident happened in Adelaide, just days ahead of the pink ball Test match in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Smith, who is one of the key figures in the Australia line-up was hit by a throwdown from Marnus Labuschagne.
The incident deepened Australia’s injury crisis, who already have Josh Hazlewood missing from the second Test match of the series. India Today accessed exclusive videos from the net session of the Australian camp.
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