Rohit gave batting tips to Gill (Photo:
Team India Practice ahead of 2nd ODI: Forgetting what happened in Perth, now it is the turn to play the drum of victory in Adelaide. Team India is fully prepared. And, just like Rohit Sharma faces the first ball of the opponent on the field, similarly in the practice session too he was the first one to take the bat. He practiced hard. After Rohit, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer also came. Meaning, the entire top order of Team India landed together in Adelaide’s nets. The most special thing during this practice session was seeing Rohit Sharma batting with Shubman Gill in front.
Rohit Sharma gave batting tips to Gill
Rohit Sharma not only saw Shubman Gill batting from the front. In fact, when he felt that something was going wrong, he called him from the nets and also gave him tips. When Rohit was telling, Gill was listening to him very attentively. The responsibility of opening the Indian innings is on the shoulders of both of them in the ODI series against Australia. In such a situation, the tips given by Rohit are important for Gill.
Gill and Rohit’s record in Adelaide
This will be Shubman Gill’s first ODI in Adelaide not only as captain but also as a player. Whereas Rohit Sharma will play his 7th ODI in Adelaide. Before this, his record in the 6 matches played in Adelaide has not been that good. He has scored 131 runs in those 6 matches in Adelaide at an average of 21.83, in which his best score has been 43 runs. Rohit has played 3 out of the last 6 ODIs against Australia in Adelaide and in that he has scored 77 runs at an average of 25.66.
Kohli will dominate like this!
Virat Kohli also sweated profusely in the nets. He looked very focused. Seeing Virat doing batting practice, it seemed as if the failure of Perth has deeply hit his heart and now he wants to take it out in Adelaide. Well, this can happen because Adelaide is one of Virat Kohli’s favorite grounds.
Virat Kohli has played 4 ODIs so far in Adelaide, in which he has scored 244 runs at an average of 61 with 2 centuries. His overall average on this ground is also 61 and his average against Australia is also 61. Virat has scored 122 runs with 1 century in the 2 ODIs played so far against Australia. It is clear that there are full chances of Virat’s success in Adelaide. And, if this happens, then their influence will also be affected.