Watch: Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja Toil Hard In Batting Practice Ahead of Asia Cup 2023

28.08.2023 - 02:31 sports.ndtv.com

The Asia Cup 2023 is just around the corner and the Indian cricket team is toiling hard in the practice camp in Alur, Karnataka.

In the past few days, batters were divided into pairs as part of a match simulation. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were followed by the pair of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer.

In a video going viral on social media, Kohli was batting this time with Ravindra Jadeja as both the players faced spin bowling.

It was most probably a part of match situation simulations and both players were looking to play sensible shots. There were several questions over KL Rahul's fitness following his Asia Cup 2023 selection as chief selector Ajit Agarkar told the media that he was suffering from a slight niggle.

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