Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma revealed the reason why the team management banned fans from attending the net sessions during the ongoing Test series against Australia. Rohit made it clear after the second Test match in Adelaide that the practice sessions are private and they are not in favor of any form of public intervention. Before the Pink Ball Test, the Indian practice session was open to the public but it was quite chaotic with some players facing insensitive comments from the crowd.
“You know, the net sessions are very private, and this was the first time ever that I saw so many people during the net sessions. And when you're training, when you practice, there's a lot of conversations that happen, and those conversations are very private “We don't want anyone to hear those conversations. It's as simple as that, because there is a lot of planning involved,” Rohit said at the press conference.
Rohit even joked that if the fans are interested in watching them, they can come during the tests.
“There's a lot of talk. And the crowd is very close to that practice facility. There are five days of Test cricket. They can come and watch us there,” he said.
After a comprehensive ten-wicket win over India in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval to level the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at 1-1, Australia have returned to the top of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship standings -2025.
The Pat Cummins-led team have a points percentage of 60.71 and pass both South Africa and India in the championship table, with the victory in Adelaide being their ninth victory in the current cycle.
On the other hand, the heavy defeat has seen Rohit Sharma-led India slip to third place and see their points percentage drop to 57.29 from 61.11 following their 295-run win in Perth.
India now need to win the remaining three Tests against Australia in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to have a chance of appearing in their third straight WTC final, to be held at Lord's next year.
(With IANS inputs)
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