ICC Champions Trophy: Indian team started practice, Shami bowled, Kohli batted in the nets
The Indian team started practice on Sunday at the beautiful ICC Academy practice ground here ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, in which fast bowler Mohammed Shami spent a lot of time with bowling coach Morne Morkel. At the same time, two new pitches have been kept in Dubai for the Indian team. India has to play all its matches in Dubai.
With the new standard operating procedure (SOP) being strictly implemented, there was no question of alternative practice, so everyone from captain Rohit Sharma to young Harshit Rana practiced. Shami was wearing a stretchable cap on his knee. He started with a short runup.
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ICC Champions Trophy Practice: Shami seen with Morne Morkel
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Before the batsmen came to the nets, Shami was seen adjusting his length and went to the batsmen’s end with bowling coach Morne Morkel. It seemed that he was talking about what the ideal length should be. After the batsmen came to practice, Shami bowled fiercely. Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer played Kuldeep Yadav and the rest of the spinners.
ICC Champions Trophy: Rishabh Pant was hit in the knee
Rishabh Pant was hit in the knee by a powerful shot from Pandya. He groaned in pain, but physio Kamlesh Jain treated him immediately. Pandya came out of the nets to check on his condition. However, the injury was not serious and Pant immediately came to practice batting wearing pads. Kohli looked very concentrated during the practice. Rohit looked in a good mood after scoring a century against England last week in Cuttack. During the net practice of the main batsmen, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Pant practiced with fielding coach T Dilip. Kohli was seen joking during the ‘fun activity’.
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