IND Vs AUS: The second match of the Test series between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from 6 December. This match will be played with pink ball (day-night). Before the Adelaide Test, India played a two-day practice match against Prime Minister’s XI. So that the team can get the experience of playing with the pink ball.
Virat Kohli is out of this match
In this practice match held at Manuka Oval, Canberra, the Indian cricket team won by 6 wickets. However, India’s star batsman Virat Kohli did not play in this match. He did not field or bat. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant also did not come to bat. However, Pant needed wicketkeeping for some time. After some time, Sarfaraz Khan came to keep wickets in place of Pant.
This decision may prove costly for Kohli and Pant.
However, it would have been good for the team if Pant and Kohli had faced the bowling of Scott Boland in this match. Because Scott Boland is likely to take part in the Adelaide Test. And he is doing very well at the moment. This decision of Kohli-Pant in the practice match in Adelaide can prove costly for India.
Kohli’s record in day-night test matches
Virat Kohli’s record in day-night test matches has not been good. In the four innings of the last day-night matches, Kohli could score only 67 runs. Kohli scored 277 runs in six innings of total day-night matches played in his career. Whereas Pant scored 90 runs in 3 innings at an average of 30.
