Indian team winds up its match simulation, out of quarantine

The third day saw Hanuma Vihari and Shubman Gill opening the innings with the former, who had a terrible outing with Warwickshire county this season, shown glancing the ball.

Southampton: The Indian cricket team ended its three-day match simulation on Sunday ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal among others getting a chance to bat.

"The third day of intra-squad match simulation was about settling down & finding that rhythm. [emoticon: thumbs-up twice] #TeamIndia," tweeted the Board of Control for Cricket in India along with a brief video recapping the day's play.

• The third day of intra-squad match simulation was about settling down & finding that rhythm. 👍 👍 #TeamIndia
  
  Here's a brief recap 🎥 👇 pic.twitter.com/WByZoIxzT6

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  The third day of intra-squad match simulation was about settling down & finding that rhythm. 👍 👍 #TeamIndia
  
  Here's a brief recap 🎥 👇 pic.twitter.com/WByZoIxzT6

  — BCCI (@BCCI) June 14, 2021

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  The third day of intra-squad match simulation was about settling down & finding that rhythm. 👍 👍 #TeamIndia
  
  Here's a brief recap 🎥 👇 pic.twitter.com/WByZoIxzT6

  — BCCI (@BCCI) June 14, 2021

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The third day saw Hanuma Vihari and Shubman Gill opening the innings with the former, who had a terrible outing with Warwickshire county this season, shown glancing the ball.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is shown playing a cover-drive, Rohit a cut off the back-foot and Rahane flicking the ball. Coach Ravi Shastri is seen watching the proceedings from the dressing room balcony.

The Indian team came out of its mandatory 10-day quarantine on Monday and will gear up for the WTC final which begins on June 18. The players had reached Southampton on June 3.

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The New Zealand squad, after its 1-0 series win over host England, will reach Southampton from Birmingham on Monday afternoon.

The WTC final will be the first Test match India will play at a neutral venue.

IANS