Rohit Sharma and Co. are gearing up for their first red ball series under new head coach Gautam Gambhir. Meanwhile bowling coach Morne Morkel, who couldn't join the team for the Sri Lanka series, was finally in attendance.
Rohit Sharma and Co. began practicing under the watchful eyes of new head coach Gautam Gambhir at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (September 13). The first Test against Bangladesh will begin on September 19.
Harshit Rana took four wickets for 51 runs as India A's innings ended for 290 runs. The right-arm quick also played a quick fire 31 off 29 balls to help India D reach 183 in response.
India D won the toss and opted to bat, dismissing India A for 290 runs in the first innings. However, in response, Shreyas Iyer and Co. folded for just 183 runs, handing a lead of 107 to India D.
There cannot be a better way to start the new season of India's top division football as MBSG, the reigning ISL Shield winners, play host to ISL Cup winners, MCFC, at the Salt Lake Stadium.
India are currently sitting atop the World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, with a PCT of 68.52. Rohit Sharma and Co. have a total of 10 Tests left to play in the ongoing WTC cycle.
The Portuguese superstar is the most followed individual on Instagram (600million), and recently started his YouTube channel 'UR. Cristiano.' The channel has registered over 60 million subscribers in less than a month. He has more than 100 million on X and 170 million on Facebook.
The Indian team secured 29 medals at the recently concluded Games in the French capital, bettering the previous record of 19 achieved three years ago in Tokyo.
Arshdeep ended Day 1 with 2/73. Apart from Riyan Parag, the left-arm seamer took the wicket of Tanush Kotian, breaking a 91-run partnership between the latter and Shams Mulani.
Australia pacer Xavier Bartlett suffered a side strain in the first T20I against England in Southampton on Wednesday (September 11). He finished with figures of 3.4-0-26-1 as the Aussies went on to secure 28 run victory, and thereby taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
