Team India has finally resumed their World Test Championship campaign with over six months away from red-ball cricket, as they took on Bangladesh in the first Test of the series in Chennai on Thursday.
New Delhi: Team India has finally resumed their World Test Championship campaign with over six months away from red-ball cricket, as they took on Bangladesh in the first Test of the series in Chennai on Thursday. As the team prepared for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, the players were seen in high spirits during their practice session.
A moment from the session has now gone viral on social media platforms. During the warm-up, Virat Kohli playfully interacted with Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant Kohli and Pant then dragged Kuldeep across the ground, and the trio began to laugh.
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What is Kohli and pant doing 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/KGZjiVFizk
— divz (@kohlizype) September 19, 2024
While the Indian players did share light moments in their practice session, the start of the first Test was rather tense for the home side. India faced a top-order collapse in the first session, with Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0) and Virat Kohli (0) failing to cross the double figures. Bangladesh had won the toss, inviting India to bat on a pacer-friendly under overcast conditions.
India is eyeing a place in a third-straight WTC final and is currently at the top of the standings. The side has 10 Tests remaining in the campaign including the ongoing match in Chennai while five (two against Bangladesh, three against New Zealand) will be at home, the remaining five will feature in the iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia Down Under.
