Sydney: The India players who are on Tour Down Under are gearing up on Saturday (November 14) and begun outdoor training with a light session after the entire contingent tested negative for COVID-19.
Several cricketers who recently took part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE, including Hardik Pandya, Prithvi Shaw and Mohammed Siraj, attended the session at Blacktown International Sports Park inside the Sydney Olympic Park.
The BCCI posted pictures of the outdoor training and a gym session on its Twitter handle.
Two days off the plane and #TeamIndia had their first outdoor session today. A bit of 🏃 to get the body moving! #AUSIND pic.twitter.com/GQkvCU6m15
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 14, 2020
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav, pacer Umesh Yadav, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur and Right-arm leg break bowler Cheteshwar Pujara were seen warming up. India’s newest pace sensation, T Natarajan, and Deepak Chahar were also seen in the pictures.
The Indian team is currently serving a 14-day quarantine period and members have cleared the initial COVID-19 test, according to information received.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also posted a picture on his Twitter handle with fellow spinner Kuldeep. “Back with my brother @imkuldeep18 and back on national duty for Flag of India #TeamIndia Flexed biceps #spintwins #kulcha,” he tweeted.
India are scheduled to play three ODIs, three T20s and a four-Test series on the tour, starting with T20Is from November 27. The Test series will kick-off with a Day-Night game at Adelaide from December 17. Skipper Virat Kohli will miss the last three matches as he will be on paternity leave during that time.
