Jadeja seen practicing with team, could get to play boxing day test
With an aim to forget an embarrassing defeat in the first Test match at the hands of Australia, Team India will play the second Test match against Australia on 26 December and for this the team has started practice. Ajinkya Rahane will take charge of the team in the second Test match, as Team India’s regular captain Virat Kohli has returned to India on paternity leave.
There will be some major changes in Team India in the Boxing Day Test match and this was also seen in the practice session on Wednesday. Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja spent a lot of time in the nets and both could find a place in the team for the second test.
Despite scoring 43 and 65 runs in the practice match played with pink ball, Prithvi Shaw got the chance in place of Gill and Shaw could not capitalize on this opportunity. After which the possibility of Gill landing on the ground was seen. He also practiced with Mayank Agarwal. KL Rahul also spent a long time on the nets.
Jadeja also returned to practice
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was left out of the first Test match and the remaining two T20s due to concussion injury sustained during the first T20 match against Australia, also appeared in the nets before the second test. He practiced for almost an hour. Jadeja also bowled at Cheteshwar Pujara. After this, he returned to the second session.
When will Rohit Sharma join the team
The Indian cricket team is on a tour of Australia these days. Where they are currently playing the Border-Gavaskar Test Series. Team India is trailing 0-1 in the four-match Test series. The second match between India and Australia will be played in Melbourne from 26 December. But before that there has been a big update regarding Team India’s opener Rohit Sharma. It is believed that Rohit can join the team anytime after December 30.
Rohit Sharma left for Australia on 14 December. But according to the rules, he cannot be part of the team until he completes the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Rohit Sharma is currently in Sydney where the third Test match is to be played between Australia and India. But the team management is cautious about Rohit’s safety due to the ever increasing cases of Corona in Sydney.
