“Not That We Don’t Know How To Sweep But…”: India Star Clarifies Team’s Net Session Act

There isn’t any panic within the injury-hit Indian camp, declared wicketkeeper Okay S Bharat on Thursday, asserting that the house aspect has made contemporary plans to take care of England’s attacking method, together with using the sweep shot as and when required within the second Test right here. Bharat, who will probably be enjoying in entrance of his dwelling crowd, mentioned the crew has labored on its shortcomings within the series-opener during which England staged a sensational comeback to win the sport by 28 runs. Led by Ollie Pope, England batters threw the Indian spinners off their plans with a barrage of sweeps and reverse sweeps. They are set to take care of that depth within the Test starting right here on Friday.

“They really played very well. Credit to them. Ollie Pope really played good shots,” Bharat mentioned within the pre-match press convention.

India could be with out star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and prime batter Okay L Rahul resulting from accidents.

“In our team meetings we spoke about the things we could have done better and yes, we certainly have few plans. (We are) definitely looking at the way how they went about the first game, playing some reverse. That’s something we have definitely worked on,” he added.

Indian batters, do not play a variety of sweep pictures however had been seen practising that shot within the two coaching periods earlier than the second Test. Does this imply that the house crew will play extra sq. of the wicket?

“Playing in India, we play a lot of cricket on these tracks. It’s not that we don’t know how to sweep, reverse sweep or pedal, but on that particular day depending on the situation of the team, we as batters take our calls,” Bharat mentioned.

“And it is very clear to us to bat with freedom. We also practised in the reverse before the first game. But playing out in the centre, it’s the batters’ individual plan.

“If the crew calls for us to play in a sure approach, then we’re as much as it,” said the 30-year-old who batted well in the second innings in Hyderabad before getting a beauty from Tom Hartley.

Indian batters surrendering to the inexperienced Hartley was surprising but Bharat defended their effort.

“We do not play the bowlers, we play the ball. On any given day, it may be skilled or inexperienced (bowler), there’s nothing like inexperienced in cricket. On that specific day, if somebody bowls effectively, you need to give credit score to them.

“After the game, the atmosphere is absolutely relaxed. They told us not to panic, which we are not. But then the instruction is very clear, it’s a long Test series and we have played a lot of series like this in the past,” he mentioned.

Six gamers practice in optionally available session

While the entire squad turned up on Wednesday, solely six gamers got here for observe within the optionally available session this morning.

They had been Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sourabh Kumar, Dhruv Jurel, Rajat Patidar and Sarfaraz Khan.

Uncapped Rajat and Sarfaraz, who’re preventing for a spot within the eleven, had an extended wholesome chat through the nets.

Gill, who has not been in a position to replicate his white ball type in Test cricket, put within the arduous yards and confronted a variety of left-arm spin.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)