Virat Kohli Warms Up For Australia Tests With Practice Sessions Against Mohammed Shami And Co. Watch | Cricket News

With India set to face Australia in a four-match Test series from December 17, Virat Kohli warmed up for the challenge with a session of batting practice. The Test series is part of India’s all-formats tour of Australia, which begins on November 27 with a three-match ODI series. The ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series. The Indian captain posted the video on Instagram and captioned it as “Love test cricket practice sessions”.

The 32-year-old was in United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. He led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a fourth-placed finish in the league phase, but they crashed out in Eliminator after losing to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Kohli had a poor start to his campaign in UAE but soon found his footing, scoring a total of 466 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 121.35. He hit three half-centuries. His boundary count consisted of 23 fours and 11 sixes.

Kohli will be returning to India after the first Test on a paternity leave. Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child.

India have been based in Syndey since their arrival on Australian shores on November 12. Both white-ball and Test squads have been training together and the likes of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Mohammed Shami have posted snippets from their net sessions.

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Currently second in the ICC Test Batting Rankings behind Steve Smith, Kohli will be aiming to put in a strong performance in Adelaide in the first Test.

The first Test will be a day-night affair and will be played with a pink ball.