Wholesome Scenes Emerge From Indias Net Practice in Perth

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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The Indian team has arrived in Australia with a bang and started off with its practices for the first ODI. Watching Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in the nets has been a treat for the Indian fans. Both of them will be back in action on 19 October.

Wholesome Scenes Emerge From India’s Net Practice in Perth.

The wait is about to be over, as India will be facing Australia on 19 October in the first ODI. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will also be making their comeback to their favourite format of the game, which keeps the fans waiting. The Indian teamyesterday from Delhi.

And today, the players have arrived at Perth, where the showdown awaits. Just upon their arrival, the team has now started to have its practice sessions ahead of the first ODI match. Taking a look at the same, several fans felt nostalgic, as the moments were captured by the media persons.

1. RoKo Together

The last time Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played together for the Indian team was during the Champions Trophy. After a gap of several months, players finally saw both of them together. Being an integral part of the Indian team, they have maintained the spot in the ODI format,

In the net practices, fans were delighted to watch Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli together. They were batting beside each other, in different nets. As Kohli went on to practice at his back foot, Rohit also continued his onslaught practice against the pacers. Fans even got a bit scared as Kohli was struggling with the outside off-stump deliveries.

2. Running Sessions

Before the net sessions started, players had a warm-up together. For this, fans spotted various Indian players together practising in groups, but all eyes were on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. However, Kohli with three other Indian players.

In the photo, Kohli can be seen together with KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, and Harshit Rana having a warm-up session. Kohli and Rahul have shared a close bond both on and off the field. It is also likely that they have shared the experience of playing in Australia with the two youngsters.

3. Morkel Checks Kohli's Fitness

An interesting moment took place between Virat Kohli and India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel. They have shared a bond both on and off the field, as both of them have also played against each other. Morkel and Kohli reunited in the nets session after a long time, everything they missed over the past few months.

Amidst this, Kohli also showcased his fitness levels to the bowling coach. He was spotted showing his abs to Morne Morkel. But to make things interesting, Morkel decided to touch his abs and check them. Harshit Rana was also spotted walking off the scene.

4. Team Chat

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had an intense practice in the nets session on the first day. They had faced a good amount of deliveries against the net bowlers and even had some Indian pacers bowl to them. After their net sessions came to an end, with boosted confidence levels.

After this, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Harshit Rana, and Morne Morkel stood outside the nets together. They seem to be discussing the challenges that were faced on the first day of practice sessions. Or maybe, some discussions could have taken place on what they will be working on in the next net sessions.

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