India vs Australia 2nd Test: The Indian team begins preparation for the 2nd Test; Shubman Gill looks good on social media | Cricket news

MELBOURNE: Determined to put the embarrassing loss behind in the first game of the series, the Indian team, under the command of reserve captain Ajinkya Rahane, switched their focus to the red ball. Cricket Wednesday with Shubman Gill and others pounding during a networking session before Saint Stephen’s day test.
Gill, who was not considered for the opening test despite scoring 43 and 65 in the pink ball warm-up match, looked in good shape as he, along with Mayank Agarwal, honed their net skills, indicating that the duo could be the opening combination for the second test.
The 21-year-old Gill also opens for Punjab at the Ranji Trophy and could be the favorite over Prithvi Shaw, who came back with scores of 0 and 4 in both innings in Adelaide.

KL Rahul, who received the endorsement of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar for the first place, also had a long season in the networks.
Also in the networks was the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who had missed the first test due to a concussion.
Jadeja spent an hour on the nets during which he pitched his teammate in Saurashtra, Cheteshwar Pujara. He returned again for a second season later, an indication that he could be included in the game XI for the Boxing Day Test.

India was eliminated for its lowest score of 36 in its second inning in the eight-wicket loss to Australia in the Pink Ball Test.
With Captain Virat Kohli returning home for the birth of his first child, Rahane will now have to take responsibility for inspiring the team to write radical change.
The practice session began with head coach Ravi Shastri giving an encouraging talk to the team members, who formed a circle at the MCG.

“We are in Melbourne and now that the red ball trials begin, it is time to regroup. #TeamIndia,” BCCI wrote on his Twitter account.
Shastri also had a chat with Rishabh Pant, who came out to hit the nets ahead of Wriddhiman Saha.

Pant, who had crashed a 103 of 73 balls in the warm-up, can replace Saha in the second test despite many believing the veteran goalkeeper should have one more chance.
With Mohammed Shami ruled out of the rest of the series with a fractured forearm, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini were seen bowling towards Rahane alongside Shardul Thakur as the trio sought to claim the third pacemaker spot.

Hitting coach Vikram Rathour, meanwhile, had a word with young Shaw, who is under tremendous pressure to retain his spot at XI after his below-average performance in Adelaide.