The ball from Mukesh Kumar rose sharply, and it was quick. Ravindra Jadeja was up to the task, and kept it down assuredly. He seemed perfectly fit after an upper back spasm ruled him out of the Boxing Day Test.
On the adjacent wicket, the other part of India’s red-ball spin duo, R. Ashwin took on the throwdowns from batting coach Vikram Rathour, who said, “Shot,” appreciating the confident, forward defensive shot.
The Indian team’s training, after a day’s rest following the innings defeat in the first Test here, was underway at the nets of the SuperSport Park on Saturday. It was an optional training, and players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, K.L. Rahul, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer did not train, but among those who did were captain Rohit Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Shardul Thakur.
