Colombo: Despite rain playing spoilsport during their outdoor practice session, Indian batsmen made the most of the indoor facility at the National Cricket Club (NCC) while the bowlers stayed at the hotel for their assessments and gym sessions with newly appointed physiotherapist Patrick Farhart and trainer Shankar Basu here on Tuesday. After the team’s short flight from Chennai on Monday, captain Virat Kohli and his team are looking to spending some quality time at the nets to start their preparations for the three-match Test series, reports bcci.tv. India are scheduled to play three Test matches against Sri Lanka, with the first match starting on August 12 in Galle. Murali Vijay rules out extra pressure on Indian batsmen
The series in Sri Lanka will give the team time to understand and evaluate their short and long term goals as a group in the longer format of the game. Members of the Indian team had a spring in their steps in the practice session, according to bcci.tv.
Kohli, who is still relatively new to his role as the Test skipper, has already voiced his preference for playing five bowlers in the team. He has identified that in order to win, picking up twenty wickets in a Test match is of utmost importance. Ashwin is optimistic about improving his overseas record
He has called for more responsibility and commitment from his bowlers who he feels will execute the plans laid out by the team management.
India have a wealth of resources within the team; be it the competition for the opening slot between KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay who have all been amongst runs, or the likes of three experienced spinners and a hungry pace bowling department looking to make a mark in the series.
The lone three-day practice game against Sri Lanka Board’s XI starting on Thursday will be the only opportunity for the team to tinker and try out a few team combinations before the first Test starts in Galle on August 12. Cricbuzz bags title sponsor rights
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