Virat is our captain right now,” Ajinkya Rahane over Kohli’s paternal leave.
Key sentence:
- The high-voltage test series among India & Australia will commence with a day-night Test in Adelaide on Thursday.
- In the absence of Kohli towards the Australia-A team, the Indian players played wonderfully in the warm-up game.
- Since Kohli’s departure from its 2nd Test, Ajinkya Rahane is supposed to take the captaincy role.
- That during a virtual press conference before the first Test, Rahane was questioned about leading Indian troops in Kohli’s absence.
The high-voltage test series among India & Australia will commence with a day-night Test in Adelaide on Thursday. It will be the first time that an overseas pink-ball test will be played by the Indian team and fans are excited to see how Virat Kohli & co. Performs under difficult conditions.
Team India performed well in warm-up matches:
In the absence of Kohli towards the Australia-A team, the India players played wonderfully in the warm-up game, sparking hopes among fans that the rivalry in Adelaide might be closer than what people can expect it to be.
Australia facing questions over their team set-up:
Australia is also facing concerns about their team set-up as David Warner was withdrawn due to groyne injury from the first test and young Will Pucosvki could also miss out due to concussion-related problems. But for India, in the four-match Test series, there is one big question ahead of them can they compete without Virat Kohli?
As Cricket Pundits assume:
The first Adelaide test will be Kohli’s only match in the four-Test series as he’s been given paternal leave and will be heading back home after the match for the birth of his first child. Since Kohli’s departure from its 2nd Test, Ajinkya Rahane is supposed to take the captaincy role, but cricket pundits assume that winning the series in Kohli’s absence would be a tough challenge for India.
Rahane during the virtual press conference:
That during a virtual press conference before the first Test, Rahane was questioned about leading Indian troops in Kohli’s absence, so he said he is currently concentrating on the Adelaide Test.
‘I believe in remaining in the moment,’ said Rahane.
Virat is our captain right presently… In this test, it’s about me offering my best. As well as helping out Virat. We’re going to discuss our strategy after that he said.
The last time they travelled to Australia in 2018/19, India had lifted the coveted Border-Gavaskar trophy, but this time around, Tim Paine-led Australian team will be hoping to pursue their revenge.
