[Watch] Rohit Sharma and company hit the ground running ahead of IND vs BAN 2024 2nd Test in Kanpur
Rohit Sharma and company underwent a rigorous training session in the nets a day ahead of the second Test between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to begin at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Friday, September 27. All the players participated equally in the practice session as they eye to register a 2-0 clean sweep against the visitors following their mammoth 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test held in Chennai.
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and local boy Kuldeep Yadav were seen having fun at the spin-friendly venue. Speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj also featured in the net session.
In-form Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant also made the most of the practice session as they look to continue their good form following the centuries in the previous game.
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All eyes on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after the duo failed to deliver in the opening Test against Bangladesh. Rohit returned with below-par scores of 6 and 5 in the Chennai Test, while Kohli departed for 6 and 17 runs, respectively.
The latter, however, fell prey to a wrong LBW decision by the on-field umpire as he opted against the DRS review. Notably, there was a faint edge with the bat before the ball hit the pads, which looked plumb.
Kohli, in particular, is on the verge of completing 27,000 runs in international cricket. The right-handed batter has 26,965 runs in 534 matches so far. The 35-year-old, however, is still behind Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Apart from Rohit and Kohli, KL Rahul will be keen to make amends after throwing away his wicket despite getting well set at the crease against Bangladesh. The wicketkeeper-batter departed for 16 runs off 52 balls in the first innings of the Chennai Test. He, however, stayed unbeaten on 22 off 19 deliveries before the hosts declared their second innings.
India’s squad for the 2nd Test against Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.