Virat Kohli Hits Nets, Gets Into Groove Ahead Of WTC Final vs Australia. See Pics

02.06.2023 - 14:12 sports.ndtv.com

With less than week left for the start of the World Test Championship (WTC) final, star India batter Virat Kohli hit the nets on Friday to get into his groove ahead of the all-important clash against Australia.

Kohli had a brilliant season with the bat in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League, where he scored 639 runs in 14 matches with the help of two centuries.

The 34-year-old has been in excellent form of late with the bat. He will look to carry forward that form in the WTC final against Australia. "Focus.

Virat Kohli is getting into the groove ahead of the #WTC23 Final," the ICC captioned a post on Twitter. FocusVirat Kohli is getting into the groove ahead of the #WTC23 Final pic.twitter.com/6BbS1CcNbN The BCCI also shared some pictures from India's training session at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club in East Sussex on Friday. #TeamIndia's preps going on in full swing ahead of the #WTC23 Final.

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The World Test Championship final turned out to be a nightmare for Team India as they faced a 209-run defeat against Australia. In the chase of 444, the Rohit Sharma-led side was bundled out for 234 after Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland took four and three wickets respectively. Not only the bowlers but their batters too made vital contributions to the team's victory. Travis Head and Steve Smith brought up their respective hundreds and comfortably dominated the Indian bowlers. Apart from them, there was another player who also utterly impressed everyone and he was wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey.

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"Virat Kohli And Ajinkya Rahane Needed To...": Glenn McGrath On India's WTC Final Defeat

"Sometimes it can happen", was what fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath said on Monday about India's capitulation in the World Test Championship final against Australia in London. India suffered a crushing 209-run defeat to Australia on the fifth day of the summit clash at the Oval on Sunday. "Sometimes, it can happen like that. Yeah, conditions in England are a lot different to what Indian cricket has been playing in. Sometimes that happens that way, it's called that bit of dressing room pressure," McGrath, who is Director of Coaching at MRF Pace Foundation, told reporters here.

On WTC Final Dismissal, Ex-India Star Compares Rohit Sharma With 'Prime' Virat Kohli

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his disappointment over Rohit Sharma's dismissal in the second innings of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia. On Day 4, Australia set India a mammoth target of 444 after declaring their second innings with a score of 270/8 on the board. India captain Rohit and Shubman Gill got off to a good start before the latter was undone by a controversial catch from Cameron Green at gully. Rohit (43) stitched a brief stand with Cheteshwar Pujara (27) before throwing away his wicket, while trying to sweep Nathan Lyon.

Virat Kohli's Cryptic Instagram Story After WTC Final Loss Leaves Fans Confused

Virat Kohli took to social media to share a cryptic message just hours after India were defeated by Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The Oval on Sunday. Kohli was dismissed by Scott Boland for 49 and India ended up losing seven wickets in the first session of Day 5 to slump to a 209-run loss. Kohli shared a picture on his Instagram story which read - "Silence is the source of great strength". There was no explanation provided with the picture and it left several fans quite confused.

Watch: Virat Kohli Left Distraught As Steve Smith Pulls Off Stunner To Dismiss Him During WTC Final

Steve Smith pulled off a stunning catch in the slips to dismiss Virat Kohli on Day 5 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia at The Oval on Sunday. Kohli was looking in tremendous form but he fell just one run short of a well-deserved fifty as he was dismissed by Scott Boland. It was a brilliant set up by the fast bowler who kept bowling a disciplined line outside the off-stump against Kohli and the India batter ended up edging a similar delivery to the slips. The ball flew quickly to Smith who was ready for the chance and pulled off an impressive diving catch.