Shubman Gill and Ishant Sharma in action in the intra-squad practice match on Saturday (Twitter/BCCI)Opener Shubman Gill (85 off 135 balls) and Rishabh Pant (121* off 94 balls) shone with the bat while Ishant Sharma led the wickets tally in India’s intra-squad practice match at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Saturday, the BCCI’s Twitter handle posted.
The Indian Test side was playing the second day of the four-day practice game ahead of the June 18 World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand on Saturday.
It’s Day 2 of the intra-squad match simulation.
After @RealShubmanGill got a steady start with 85 off 135 deliveries, @RishabhPant17 found his groove with a 121* off 94 deliveries.@ImIshant leads the pack with 3/36 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/YRNsVjweDt
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2021
A video of the game posted by the BCCI earlier had shown multiple snippets, including Pant coming down the track and hitting a six down the ground.
Captain vs Captain at the intra-squad match simulation.
What do you reckon happened next?
Straight-drive
Defense
LBW#TeamIndia | @imVkohli | @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/n6pBvMNySy— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2021
India carried out their first group practice session at a ground adjacent to the Ageas Bowl on Thursday, five days after being allowed staggered training — ghey were allowed to run in the gymnasium and the main playing field at different time slots on completion of the third day of their hard quarantine in the UK.
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In another video posted by BCCI, young pacer Avesh Khan was seen swinging the ball sharply and troubling Cheteshwar Pujara.
Highlights from Day 2 of the intra-squad match simulation here in Southampton 🔥#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/Tm6RrQ4nnd
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 13, 2021
Players have also been provided basic equipment in their rooms for exercise purposes.
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