India vs South Africa: Indian captain Rohit Sharma is very upset after losing badly in the first test. By taking part in the optional practice session on Saturday, Rohit has made it clear that he is ready to take revenge from South Africa. The practice session at SuperSport Park on Saturday was optional, yet captain Rohit Sharma sweated profusely.Â
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada had dismissed Rohit in both the 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 participated as captain and batsman.
Rohit’s focus was on facing the balls of fast bowler Mukesh Kumar, who bowled only to the Indian captain for 45 minutes. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned fit, also practiced in the same net. Throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani also bowled the ball to Rohit on off stump.
During practice, Rohit Sharma told Mukesh Kumar, the ball is coming in in the air, but try to bring 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 10 more minutes.
Rohit Sharma gave extra time to Mukesh and also gave some tips. Mukesh, who has consistently performed well in domestic cricket, has been one of the architects of this performance of 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. Actually, Prasidh did not bowl to any batsman in the nets and he kept working hard to find the right length. Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey gave him 75 minutes alone.Â
Ravindra Jadeja bowled and batted for a long time. He looked completely fit. He bowled with Ashwin for about 45 minutes. Shardul Thakur suffered a left shoulder injury while batting when he faced a throwdown from fielding coach T Dilip. After practice, he was seen sitting with an ice pack.
Indian Cricket Team 2024 Schedule
This Year 2023Â was nothing special for the Indian cricket team. Team India played a lot of cricket this year, but missed winning the ICC trophy twice. First Australia defeated India in the final of the World Test Championship and then the Kangaroos defeated India in the 2023 World Cup final as well. Apart from this, at the end of the year, India’s dream of winning the first Test series in South Africa was also shattered. Now against which teams will Team India play next year? Today we will tell you about the complete schedule of the Indian team in 2024.Â
The Indian team will start the new year i.e. 2024 with the second test against South Africa. After this, Team India has to play a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan from 11 to 17 January. Apart from the T20 World Cup, in 2024, Team India will also play series of different formats with Afghanistan, England, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. Apart from this, Indian players will also participate in IPL 2024, which will be a long tournament.
In 2024, Team India will go to West Indies and USA for the T20 World Cup. After this, it will tour Sri Lanka for three-match ODI and the same number of T20 series. At the end of the year, the Indian team will go on Australia tour. Apart from these foreign tours, the Indian team will play at home against New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Complete schedule of Team India in 2024-
- January- Second Test from South Africa
- 11 to 17 January – Three-match T20 series against Afghanistan at home
- 25 January to 11 March – Five-match T20 series against England at home
- March end to May end – IPL 2024
- June 4 to June 30 – 2024 T20 World Cup
- July 2024- Three-match ODI and three-match T20 series in Sri Lanka (dates have not been announced yet)
- September 2024- Three T20 and two Test series against Bangladesh at home (dates have not been announced yet)
- October 2024- Three-match Test series against New Zealand at home
- November-December 2024- 5 match test series in Australia
