Senior stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hit the bottom working quickly after they arrived in Perth and spent a substantial time within the nets in the course of the Indian group’s first coaching session forward of the ODI collection in opposition to Australia starting right here on Sunday.
All eyes are on Rohit and Kohli, who final performed for India within the Champions Trophy in February-March, and can be found solely within the 50-over format.
Each the previous India captains batted for near half-hour within the nets. The Indian group arrived right here in two batches on Wednesday and Thursday for the white-ball tour comprising three ODIs and 5 T20s, beginning October 19.
Rohit was additionally seen having an extended chat with head coach Gautam Gambhir after his time within the nets.
Each Kohli and Rohit retired from Assessments earlier this yr and referred to as time on their T20I careers after successful the World Cup in Barbados final yr.
It might effectively be the final time that the 2 ODI greats play Down Beneath.
Their participation within the 2027 World Cup can be not a given with loads relying on their type and health on the time. Nevertheless, new captain Shubman Gill has backed the 2 superstars given their wealth of expertise.
Submit the nets session, Kohli was seen having a chat with bowling coach Morne Morkel, which was adopted by a lightweight second with pacer Arshdeep Singh.
The group additionally has a coaching session lined up on Friday and Saturday.
Printed on Oct 16, 2025