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The Men in Blue are already in Australia for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The 14-man side has begun their practice sessions in Perth and are currently playing a practice game against Western Australia at WACA.

 

Team India will next face Australia and New Zealand in the warm-up matches after facing this game before they begin their campaign in the Super 12s against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 at MCG.

 

The Men in Blue won the toss and opted to bat first in the first practice game today. The side opened with skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant. Virat Kohli, who was although seen during the net sessions, is not playing the first practice game ahead of the marquee tournament.

 

Talking about the first innings of the Rohit Sharma-led side, India was restricted to 39/2 inside the powerplay with Rishabh Pant departing for 9 off 17 balls. However, Suryakumar Yadav (52 off 35) and Hardik Pandya (29 off 20) helped the side put 158/6 on the board. The 25-year-old Pant failed to perform once again with fans lashing out at the young prospect ahead the T20 World Cup.

 

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