Principal Correspondent
VIDARBHA Cricket Association will be hosting its 50th International match when India and Sri Lanka begin the second Test at Jamtha stadium on Friday.
Till date, VCA has hosted 22 One-Day Internationals, 11 Twenty20s, two World T20s and 15 Test matches (including this one).
On the eve of the game, the Indian and Sri Lankan teams sweated out hard in the nets.
India were the first to hit the nets on Thursday. Captain Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma batted in the nets turn by turn but Mohd Shami and Ishant Sharma did not bowl.
With a tinge of green on Jamtha track, the ball is bound to seam around. Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha got ready for it facing bouncers from Sanjay Bangar’s throw downs. Vijay practiced reverse sweeps.
Local boy Umesh Yadav started late in the nets as he was seen with his right elbow heavily strapped. He started gently rolling his arm but then bowled in full pace. Ishant Sharma opted for fielding drills.
VCA has given free entry to school students but denied entry to college students who wished to watch the training sessions of the teams.
“We want to watch the training and will also purchase tickets. But they should let us go inside the stadium to watch the practice session,” said one of the spectators.
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