Indian team started outdoor training in Australia.
Indian cricket team led by Virat Kohli is currently in Australia to play three One Day Internationals, as many as T20Is and four Tests later this November amid the pandemic.
It would be India’s first international fixture while Australia’s first home fixture after the shutdown due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Team India last week traveled to Sydney directly from UAE – where they recently took part in the IPL 2020 to play a full-series against the Kangaroos.
Given the COVID-19 situation across the globe, India’s all three squads – ODI, T20I, and Test have traveled together for the first time due to the strict bio-secure protocol laid down by Australia.
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Well, Men in Blue have now completed the mandatory quarantine and even started outdoor training and gym sessions in Australia after being tested negative for COVID-19 along with all support staff.
On Sunday, November 15, the Indian Team’s few players took the plank challenge after the gym session, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared pictures of Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey and Shubman Gill performing the abs exercise on Twitter.
Sharing the pictures of the trio, BCCI wrote on its official Twitter handle, “Here’s the plank challenge ft @mayankcricket, @RealShubmanGill, @im_manishpandey! What’s your personal best? #TeamIndia #AUSvIND”
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Noteworthy, India’s tour of Australia will kickstart with the first ODI on November 27 in Sydney followed by the second and the final on November 29 and December 2 in Sydney and Canberra respectively.
The ODI series will be followed by three T20Is starting from December 4 while the World Test championship Tests will begin with a Day-Night Test at Adelaide from December 17, 2020.