Team India’s star batter Virat Kohli returned to practice session ahead of IND vs SA 2nd Test, starting on January 3 in Cape Town. Kohli who took a break after Centurion Test, looked focused as he batted in nets for more than hour.
Just before the start of his batting session, Kohli requested the camera personnel to move away as he wanted to focus on his batting.
The 35-year-old, who was the only silver lining for India in the second innings of the Centurion Test, started his training on center wicket.
After a 30 minute practice on center wicket, where he faced Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli moved to nets for a throwdown session where he faced short balls.
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Kohli looked in good touch during the net session. The batter played few aggressive shots against Ravichandran Ashwin before calling it a day.
Virat Kohli scored 38 and 76 in the Boxing Day Test. The 35-year-old looked in tune in the second innings when other batters struggled to get going on a challenging Centurion pitch.
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