World Cup: Indian team attends practice session ahead of South Africa challenge
Skipper Kohli batting in nets
Indian skipper Virat Kohli spent plenty of time in the nets as India prepare to take on South Africa in their campaign opener of Cricket World Cup 2019.
Dhoni is gearing for big knocks
Former skipper MS Dhoni was also hitting big shots during the net practice.
The Faf du Plessis-led side, which have lost both their opening matches against England and Bangladesh, would be desperate for a win.
Openers improve batting skills
Openers will play a big role in both scoring and chasing.
For India, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will open and they spent time in the nets improving their batting skills.
India's batting plans
KL Rahul also seen sweating it out in the nets.
He is almost final to bat at a crucial fourth spot for India.
He will play an important role in India's quest to win the World Cup for the third time.
Rohit and Shikhar will open, Virat will come at number three and KL Rahul is expected to be in at number four.
These four batsmen are the key men for India's batting plans.
Honing fielding skills
To win matches, it is very important for a team to restrict the opponents under the 300 run milestone and to achieve this, not only bowlers but fielders also have to contribute.
Keeping that in mind, the team was seen spending more time enhancing their fielding skills
Kohli's injury scare
India were dealt a major injury scare when skipper Virat Kohli hurt his thumb during a training session.
Physiotherapist Patrick Farhat was first seen using magic spray on the injured finger and the applied tap on it.
Although, he looked fine in the next session.
Tight fielding is important
Virat Kohli and teammates were captured having discussions about game plans.
Like in the picture, it can be seen that Kohli is talking about taking catches.
Kohli's bowling
He broke many records with his batting but Virat Kohli, the medium-pacer, spent some time bowling during the practice sessions.
Just to mention, He has taken four wickets in ODIs and as many in T20s. He has bowled 163 balls in Test cricket but the wickets column remains empty.
Chahal with the bat
India's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also improved his batting skills.
During crucial situations, the lower batting order needs to bat efficiently.
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