The Indian Team is gearing up for the second Test match against Australia in Adelaide. They are currently in Canberra playing the Pink-Ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI. With players like Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill returning to the squad, India will look to do well in the second game after taking a 1-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Gill was up for a challenge along with India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. The two wagered a bet for $50 to see who could hit the stumps from a distance. Both were constantly at each other's back, calling out every small mistake the other may have made during the fielding drill.
After a series of back-to-back misses, the fielding coach T Dilip stepped in and proved why he is in that prestigious position. "Masterchef is cooking," Gill yelled and rightly so. Dilip hit the stump on the very first attempt and jumped in celebration. The video posted by BCCI has been doing rounds on the internet.
Here is the fielding challenge between Shubman Gill and Abhishek Nayar
Fun, banter, and a whole lot of competitiveness.
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 30, 2024
Watch @ShubmanGill and @abhisheknayar1 up against each other in a fun fielding drill.
Guess who won this, though 😄 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/xtWfgYPYJU
Gill is set to return after recovering from injury
Meanwhile, the young cricketer has returned to practising with the team after having suffered a thumb injury during the simulation match in Perth. As a result, he had to miss the series opener, which India won by a margin of 295 runs.
"I was just trying to get a feel, see how the injury is reacting, if any kind of soreness is there, but it went much better than what I and Kamlesh bhai (Kamlesh Jain, physio) expected. Very happy with that," he said in a video posted by BCCI.
The second match goes underway on the 6th of December at the Adelaide Oval and will be played with a pink ball. The last time India played here, they were all out for 36 runs.