India, having loved a well-deserved two-day break following its six-wicket win over Pakistan, returned to training on the ICC Academy grounds on Wednesday (February 26, 2025).
The Men in Blue began their marketing campaign with a win over Bangladesh and the victory towards arch-rivals sealed their berth in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, New Zealand additionally certified for the final 4 after beating Pakistan and Bangladesh in its first two contests.
Rohit Sharma’s males will play the Kiwis in the ultimate league recreation of Group A on Sunday (March 2, 2025) on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It will likely be fascinating to see if each groups can take a look at their bench power or stick to the successful mixture.
India will play in the primary semifinal subsequent Tuesday (March 4, 2025) in Dubai, whereas the Black Caps will journey again to Lahore after Sunday’s (March 2, 2025) fixture and play their knockout match on Wednesday (March 5, 2025).
On a breezy and chilly night, the Indian workforce had an almost three-hour session. Vice-captain Shubman Gill, although, was the one absentee.
Washington Sundar and Ok.L. Rahul had been among the many first set of batters to have a success, going through the spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant began in the opposite internet by going through pacers Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel joined in later, taking throwdowns earlier than the batters alternated between the three nets.
Later, the remainder of the contingent additionally had a success, with Rohit and Shami being the one ones who didn’t pad up.
The batters had been eager to sharpen their big-hitting capacity, taking over the bowlers and hitting towering photographs that stored the onlookers on excessive alert.
Meanwhile, bowling coach Morne Morkel has rejoined the workforce. Last week, the previous South African pacer returned dwelling for private causes and missed the primary two encounters.
Published – February 26, 2025 11:44 pm IST
