Virat and company undergo a test match simulation during training | Cricket news

SYDNEY: The limited overs competition awaits them first, but the Indian players, led by the captain virat Kohli, seemed focused on next month’s testing against Australia as they practiced in long-format simulated match conditions with pacemakers using red and pink balls here Tuesday.
All the best hitters and bowlers, who are in all three squads, were seen participating in the practice session.
The likes of senior pacer Mohammed shami and young Mohammad Siraj were seen playing Kohli in a video posted on Twitter by the captain himself.
“Love Cricket test sessions, “read Kohli’s tweet.

The star hitter will participate in the inaugural day and night test, which begins on December 17 in Adelaide, before flying back to India for the birth of his first child.
The video showed players using the center strip of the floor with the proper proving ground and a batter at the end of the non-forward, which is a departure from traditional net sessions.
As players have been kept busy by IPL for the past two months, white ball training has taken a back seat.

Can opener KL Rahul facing the pink ball was an indicator that he was in line to be chosen for the first test.
In another video, posted by BCCI, Shami was seen bowling alongside young Siraj.
The 30-year-old Shami, who won 20 wickets of 14 matches for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL, is part of all three teams.
India will rely heavily on him during the four-game test series that begins with the Day-Night pink ball game in Adelaide.

Siraj, who is only on the test team, followed his senior teammate and was seen sending out some deliveries while other senior players watched him bowling.
The 26-year-old, who has played one ODI and three T20Is, took 11 wickets from nine matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recent IPL.
“The master and his apprentice. When @ MdShami11 and Siraj played in tandem on # TeamIndia networks. Fast and accurate!” BCCI’s tweet read.

On Monday, the star-studded batting lineup was seen preparing for the lively Australian pitches with traditional tennis ball training after competing on the slower courts of the UAE during the IPL.
The first two games of the ODI series will be played at the SCG on November 27 and 29, followed by a game in Canberra on December 2.
The first T20 International (December 4) will also be played in Canberra, while the last two will be played at the SCG on December 6 and 8.