Team India on Monday began their training ahead of the T20I series against New Zealand. The three-match T20I series will be followed by two test matches in Kanpur and Mumbai.
The Indian team reached Ahmedabad after a small break, on Sunday. A practice session was held for the players to get into the groove, on Monday. Indian cricket team’s official Instagram handle, posted snippets from the session. The newly-appointed head coach of the Indian team, Rahul Dravid was seen giving throwdowns, to the new Indian T20 skipper, Rohit Sharma. The Indian cricket team’s handle wrote,
“New roles š New challenges š New beginnings š. Energies were high yesterday on Day 1 at the office for #TeamIndiaĀ T20I captainĀ @rohitsharma45 & Head Coach Rahul Dravid. š š #INDvNZ”
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The practice began training with a fielding session, followed by a net session for the players. Skipper Rohit Sharma hit the nets facing Rahul Dravid’s throwdowns and other Indian bowlers. He was seen middling the ball well and hitting it out of the park.Ā The right-handed batter will be keen on starting his new innings, on a winning note.
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 16, 2021
Rohit Sharma has a great understanding of the game: KL Rahul
KL Rahul has been appointed as the deputy of Rohit Sharma in the shortest format for India. Ahead of the T20I series, Rahul spoke about Rohit’s new innings as the T20I skipper. He lauded the Mumbai Indians’ skipper’s understanding of the game. Rahul added that Rohit brings a lot of calmness in the Indian dressing room. He said,
“There’s nothing new in Rohit being captain, we’ve all seen him leading Mumbai Indians for as long as I can remember. His stats are there for everybody to be seen, he has a great understanding of the game.”
“Tactically he’s really good and that’s why he’s been able to achieve the kind of things that he has as a leader. He will bring a lot of calm into the dressing room and the next few weeks will be exciting to understand what kind of goals he has. The more we talk to him in the next few days, I’ll also be able to understand it better. But like I said, it’s a big change in Indian cricket and we are all looking forward and excited about it,”Ā KL Rahul concluded.
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