Watch: Virat Kohli Spends Time With Coach Rahul Dravid In The Middle As India Practice Ahead Of 1st Test vs SA

Indian Test captain, Virat Kohli, was seen enjoying the nets session with the head coach, Rahul Dravid, giving some advice in between. The top-ranked side is scheduled to play a 3-match Test series against South Africa starting on December 26.

Kohli has been out-of-form by his standards. He last scored a century over two years ago against Bangladesh. He is also under pressure from the board after his recent press conference indicated lots of miscommunication between the two parties.

Setting those things aside, Kohli engaged in a batting session. The Indians arrived at the ground before starting the warmups, as seen in the video released by the BCCI. Along with Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Rishabh Pant were seen having a go. Even Ravichandran Ashwin spent some time in the middle with the bat.

The Indian team has been dependent on their lower-order to contribute with the bat and save the top-order’s blushes far too often. Kohli and co. will be keen on ensuring the situation doesn’t come down to the same thing again.

Watch Team India’s training session here:

Getting Test-match ready ? ?

? Snippets from #TeamIndia's first practice session ahead of the first #SAvIND Test. pic.twitter.com/QkrdgqP959

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2021

Virat Kohli cheers on Pep Guardiola and Manchester City

The Indian skipper Virat Kohli is often associated with football. He has interacted a couple of times with Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola. In a recent social media video, Kohli was seen egging on Guardiola’s team, who are currently leading the title race in the Premier League.

“Pep, bohot vadiya chal reha hai kam. Tu kam khicheya hai Man city ch, rukna nahi hun, theek hai. Es vaari vi title laike jaana hai (Pep, everything is going really well. You have done wonders for Man City, don’t stop now, alright. Have to take this title home again),” Kohli said.

Kohli has also met and played cricket with Tottenham Hotspurs striker, Harry Kane.

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