India vs Netherlands: Men in Blue sweat it out at the Sydney Cricket Ground

The
India
team
hit
the
ground
running
with
their
first
practice
session
on
Tuesday
(October
25).

India
skipper
Rohit
Sharma
looked
to
be
in
good
touch
during
a
net
session
at
the
Sydney
Cricket
Ground
(SCG).

Batting
at
the
famous
SCG,
‘Chasemaster’ Kohli
and
opener
KL
Rahul
also
enjoyed
a
fruitful
net
session.

The
practice
session
was
an
intense
one
as
both
bowlers
and
batters
worked
hard
to
take
their
skills
to
the
highest
level
before
their
second
T20
World
Cup
match.

During
the
session,
Rahul
and
Dinesh
Karthik
faced
Ravichandran
Ashwin
and
Yuzvendra
Chahal
in
the
nets.
Karthik
also
practised
throw-downs
with
Kohli.

Everything
happened
under
the
watchful
eyes
of
Head
coach
Rahul
Dravid
and
batting
coach
Vikram
Rathour.
Rahul
and
Rohit
played
some
crisp
drives
and
looked
in
good
touch
which
will
reduce
management’s
concerns
over
the
openers’
form
slump.

Rohit
who
failed
to
play
a
critical
knock
against
Pakistan
on
Sunday
had
an
intense
extended
practice
in
the
nets.
Rishabh
Pant
was
also
seen
playing
some
measured
shots
in
the
nets.

The
likes
of
Suryakumar
Yadav
and
Hardik
Pandya
skipped
the
practice
session
in
order
to
take
rest.

The
bowlers
meanwhile
bowled
the
hard
lengths
in
nets,
Yuzvendra
Chahal
also
rolled
his
arm
over
as
did
Ravichandran
Ashwin.

However,
the
star
pacers
of
the
team
Mohammed
Shami,
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar
and
Arshdeep
Singh
decided
to
skip
the
practice
session
ahead
of
the
match
against
the
Netherlands.

India
will
play
the
Netherlands
next,
with
the
match
scheduled
for
October
27
at
the
iconic
Sydney
Cricket
Ground.
Netherlands
had
lost
to
Bangladesh
by
9
runs
in
their
opening
match
of
the
World
Cup,
and
the
Oranje
army
now
perforce
need
a
win
to
stay
alive
in
the
tournament.

But
that
task
is
not
easy
on
them
as
India
looked
sharp
and
prepared
in
the
match
against
Pakistan.