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- Published: November 13, 2024 16:28
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma who will be missing the action of the first test in Perth, WACA has begun his training in Mumbai ahead of a crucial and busy Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Although the skipper of the Indian cricket team has missed the flight to Australia for the first test due to ‘personal reasons’, the Indian skipper has made sure that he puts in the hard yards back at his home.
Captain Rohit Sharma working hard in nets ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gevVtoeVX4
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The 37-year-old has been training hard and was also seen at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) earlier today. The Indian skipper has been using both the RCP facilities and the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) facilities to come back to form.
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As far as the travel plans to Australia, the Indian team skipper has made it clear that he will decide on the final dates only after his second child is born.
Speaking about the prolonged absence of the Indian skipper from the side, an insider from BCCI remarked:
There is no clarity yet on his departure. It all depends on how things unfold on the personal front. He is doing what any father would do at this stage, which is to stay with his wife and family. But at the same time, he is ensuring to be well-tuned for the test series and will be batting at every possible opportunity in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli misses practice session ahead of Perth test
Virat Kohli, who has been the favourite punching bag of the media and fans was the first to arrive at Perth, having arrived in the city on Sunday. However, the former Indian skipper decided to skip the training session which was also described as an optional one.
So far there have been no reasons notified by Kohli as to why Virat decided to skip the practice session in WACA ahead of such a crucial match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024.
Besides Virat Kohli, pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also missed the net practice. The likes of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, however, hit the nets, along with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.
