The Indian cricket team is all set to take on Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, starting from August 2 (Friday). Ahead of the first game, The Men in Blue are practicing ahead of their first game. Stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul sweated out in the nets. Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir was also keeping a close eye on the session. He was also astonished to see Virat and Rohit hit some jaw-dropping shots.
Gambhir's reaction to Rohit and Virat
In a video posted by BCCI, Indian players can be seen sweating it out in the nets. Gambhir was also monitoring the practice session. His reactions to Rohit and Virat's shots in the nets are now going viral on the internet. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be making their much-awaited return to the cricketing field for the first time since their historic triumph in the recently concluded edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 with the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Indian and Gautam Gambhir are coming into this series with a 3-0 win over the hosts in the T20I series and now Gambhir would be eyeing a similar outing in the ODIs and mark the beginning of his coaching tenure with a perfect record.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Mohamed Shiraz, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka, Eshan Malinga
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