Indian captain Rohit Sharma is very upset after the heavy defeat in the first Test. By taking part in the optional training session on Saturday, Rohit made it clear that he is ready to take revenge on South Africa. Training at SuperSport Park on Saturday was optional, but captain Rohit Sharma was still sweating profusely.
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada had dismissed Rohit in both innings of the first Test. In such a situation, Rohit practiced hard in the nets to deal with the fast bowlers in the second Test. He took part as captain and batsman.
Rohit’s focus was to face the balls of fast bowler Mukesh Kumar, who bowled only in front of the Indian captain for 45 minutes. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned fit, also trained in the same net. Throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani also threw the ball to Rohit on the off-stump.
During practice, Rohit Sharma told Mukesh Kumar that the ball is coming in the air but try to get it in from an angle. When batting coach Vikram Rathore asked him, “Will you come to this net,” he said, “No, I will bat here for another ten minutes.”
Rohit Sharma gave Mukesh extra time and also gave some tips. Mukesh, who has consistently performed well in domestic cricket, was one of the architects of this achievement for the Bengal team, which reached the Ranji Trophy final twice in the last three years. It would be surprising if fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who failed in the first Test, gets a chance again. In fact, Prasidh didn’t bowl to any batsman in the nets and he worked hard to find the right length. Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey gave him 75 minutes alone.
Ravindra Jadeja bowled and batted for long. He looked completely fit. He bowled with Ashwin for about 45 minutes. Shardul Thakur suffered an injury to his left shoulder while batting when he was thrown to the ground by fielding coach T Dilip. After training, he was seen sitting with an ice pack.