India vs Australia, 1st Test: Former captain Virat Kohli rolled his arm over at the nets as he bowled to captain Rohit Sharma ahead of the much-anticipated series opener in Nagpur.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 9, 2023 10:34 IST
Virat Kohli bowled to Rohit Sharma at the nets in Nagpur (PTI Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: India and Australia have hired plenty of net bowlers to train for the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series. While Australia were training in Alur, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, they hired Baroda off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya who had a similar style to that of R Ashwin while India also used the services of the likes of Jayant Yadav to prepare for the Nathan Lyon threat.
As it turned out, Virat Kohli was rolling his arm over to his captain Rohit Sharma on the eve of the 1st Test in Nagpur. It was not the center-pitch training but as the players were warming up for training, Kohli was seen bowling his medium-pace to Rohit beside the training pitches at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
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Fans, who were at the stadium, to watch the stars train for the first Test captured the moment where Kohli was taking short bowling strides and offering medium-pace training to Rohit.
It was good to see the camaraderie between the former captain and the current captain as fans rejoiced the heartwarming moment from India’s training on Wednesday.
Notably, it was Rohit Sharma’s first Test match against Australia at home and his first high-profile Test series at home as captain.
Rohit will be under the scanner as the skipper missed as many as 5 out of 7 Tests due to injuries and illness last year. The skipper went through a lean patch but he overcame it by scoring his 30th ODI hundred against New Zealand in a recently-concluded 3-match series at home.
Rohit was in superior form last time he played a high-profile series at home. The opener was able to negate the spin threat from England in 2021, scoring 345 runs, including a hundred, in 4 Tests.
