Rohit Sharma & co to face pink ball challenge, toss soon

India gears up for a pink-ball warm-up against Prime Minister’s XI, aiming to fine-tune skills and avoid past mishaps ahead of the crucial Test.

After a dominating show in the first game, India are gearing up for a warm-up match to prepare for their second Test against Australia, which will be a pink ball day-night Test. The team, led by Rohit Sharma, will face the Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day pink-ball warm-up game at Canberra’s Manuka Oval starting today (30th November). This practice session game is crucial for India, who last played a day-night Test in March 2022 against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.

Important fixture for India

The Indian players will be ready to get used to the pink ball ahead of this important match. The practice game holds extra importance as the pink ball played a significant role in India’s struggles during their previous tour of Australia in 2020-21. In Adelaide, the Indian batting lineup was infamously dismissed for just 36 runs, with Josh Hazlewood wreaking havoc.

Determined to avoid a repeat of such a debacle, the team is focused on preparing for one of the most challenging matches of the series. India’s opponents, the Prime Minister’s XI, include a mix of seasoned Australian players and emerging talents. Scott Boland, who tormented India during the World Test Championship (WTC) final by claiming five wickets, including key dismissals of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, will lead their pace attack.

Where to watch India vs PM XI match?

Fans in India can catch the match live on Star Sports 2 HD and stream it on Disney+ Hotstar.

India vs PM XI squad

Prime Minister’s XI squad: Jack Edwards (c), Charlie Anderson, Mahli Beardman, Scott Boland, Jack Clayton, Aidan O’Connor, Ollie Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper, Hanno Jacobs, Sam Konstas, Lloyd Pope, Matthew Renshaw, Jem Ryan.

India squad: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Sarfaraz Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Abhimanyu Easwaran.