AUS vs IND: Coach Gautam Gambhir to rejoin Indian group immediately in Australia
India head coach Gautam Gambhir is ready to rejoin the group in Australia forward of the second Take a look at at Adelaide Oval, having flown again house because of “private causes” after the massive win within the sequence opener in Perth.
Gambhir missed the two-day warm-up sport in opposition to the Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval right here, which was diminished to a 46-overs-a-side contest because of inclement climate. He had left the touring get together on November 26, the scheduled closing day of the primary Take a look at in Perth. A rampaging India gained the opening Take a look at by 295 runs and with loads of time left within the match.
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The second Take a look at of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a pink-ball day-nighter, will begin on Friday. Finalising the taking part in XI will probably be Gambhir’s prime precedence after he hyperlinks up with the Indian squad that has been strengthened additional by the arrival of captain Rohit Sharma after he missed the opening sport of the five-match sequence as a result of beginning of his second little one.
In Gambhir’s absence, his three trusted lieutenants Abhishek Nayar, Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel oversaw the group’s coaching and preparations for the tour match, which India gained by six wickets. Tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had led India within the Perth Take a look at in Rohit’s absence.
Now with Rohit’s arrival and Shubman Gill additionally in reckoning with a wonderful half-century within the warm-up sport in opposition to the PM’s XI, Gambhir may have his job reduce out as he will get down to pick the taking part in XI. Gill had additionally missed the Perth Take a look at after fracturing his proper thumb throughout a coaching session.
The Indian group arrived in Adelaide from Canberra on Monday afternoon and may have three observe periods – out of which two will probably be underneath lights on Tuesday and Thursday.
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