VIDEO: Virat Kohli squares off against Jasprit Bumrah in intense practice match ahead of IND vs AUS

New Delhi: In a recent practice session at Manuka Oval in Canberra, India's famed batsman Virat Kohli was spotted honing his skills against Jasprit Bumrah. The practice match against Prime Minister's XI saw India's captain Rohit Sharma winning the toss and opting to bowl first. The Indian team's fast bowlers put up a strong show, causing trouble for the opposition batsmen. Despite their impressive performance, both Bumrah and Kohli were absent during the fielding session of the match.

While the bowlers and other players were on the field, senior batsman Kohli was seen working hard against Bumrah in the nets. In a video that went viral, Kohli was seen facing the Indian fast bowler who was bowling with full force at the Indian batsman. Both Kohli and Bumrah played a key role in India’s victory in the first Test in Perth, where Bumrah took eight wickets while Kohli scored an unbeaten 100*.

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Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah in nets at Canberra.
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India’s superb bowling:
Meanwhile, the first day of the pink ball practice match against Prime Minister’s XI was washed out due to rain. Hence, a 46-over game was scheduled on the second day to give both teams enough match practice with both bat and ball. India got off to a good start with Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep picking up a wicket each to reduce Prime Minister’s XI to 22/2 in the opening over.

However, Sam Constas took the attack to the Indian bowlers and scored a half-century off 49 balls. However, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna helped India come back strongly. Harshit Rana (4/44) helped India bounce back by dismissing Jack Clayton (40 off 52 balls). Two balls later, he also uprooted the stumps of Oliver Davies. The right-arm pacer dismissed skipper Jack Edwards and Sam Harper cheaply to demolish the Prime Minister’s XI. Prasidh Krishna also dismissed Aiden O’Connor (4 off 4 balls) as the opposition was all out for just 240 runs in 46 overs.