IND vs SA: A number of India players took to social media along with the BCCI during their recent training sessions ahead of Boxing Day Test. Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Chahar, Wriddhiman Saha shared clips from the training session while BCCI shared a separate post with Virat Kohli & Co full of smiles. Follow India Tour of South Africa live updates on InsideSport.IN
Mayank Agarwal- India opening batsman Mayank Agarwal is all set to ensure India break their previous opening barriers in South Africa in their bid of winning maiden Test series in their backyard. The right-handed batsman is leaving no stones unturned to dominate the Proteas in their backyard after smashing a couple of centuries against SA at home. Agarwal is already coming on the back of innings of 150 & 62 in his last outing.
IND vs SA: Mayank Agarwal undergoes special training session, ready to shine in South Africa after dominating Proteas at home
“Work mode on,” Mayank Agarwal wrote in his latest pictures on social media.
Work mode on 💪🏏 pic.twitter.com/TjwvAGzTSp
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) December 21, 2021
- Mayank Agarwal is lucky to have Rohit Sharma injured else he would have been on the bench. He will look to ensure he keeps third place ahead of upcoming Test tours.
- He is in form after smashing a century and fifty in Mumbai Test against New Zealand earlier this month. Can he go on to score more crucial knocks in SA?
- Agarwal has already amassed 340 runs in 3 Tests against SA at an average of 85 which features a couple of centuries (double century at Visakhapatnam & 108 at Pune).
- As an opener, he has scored 1247 runs in 25 innings as an opener at a healthy average of 49.88.
IND vs SA: Deepak Chahar relishes his time at the nets
Meanwhile, Deepak Chahar tried his hands at the ball after being roped in as a net bowler. He can be seen bowling to Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul. He can be seen bowling full balls as well as the slot to India batters.
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Meanwhile, BCCI also shared pictures of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah having the time of their lives. “All smiles here at Centurion,” it captioned.
📸 M🙂🙂D in the camp right now
All smiles here at Centurion 😃#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/IOaMfH6h7h
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 21, 2021
Wriddhiman Saha, who kept his place as backup keeper for the Test series, also shared a click on Twitter. He had slammed a fifty against New Zealand to ensure KS Bharat wait for his opportunities. If given an opportunity, he will look to pounce onto it to lengthen his Test career. Currently, Rishabh Pant is the first choice opener owing to his batting abilities and improved keeping behind the stumps.
Inner peace. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/ja5WCjXoe9
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) December 21, 2021
India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj.
Standby Players: Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
| South Africa vs India, 2021/22 – Test series | |||
| S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 26th – 30th December 2021 | 1st Test | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| 2 | 3rd – 7th January 2022 | 2nd Test | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 3 | 11th – 15th January 2022 | 3rd Test | Newlands, Cape Town |
IND vs SA: Mayank Agarwal undergoes special training session, ready to shine in South Africa after dominating Proteas at home- See Pics
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