India vs Sri Lanka: India practice hard ahead of second Test in Colombo

Updated On Aug 01, 2017 09:01 PM IST
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Virat Kohli arrives for practice at the Sinhalease Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Virat Kohli arrives for practice at the Sinhalease Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo. (AFP)

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Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara warm up before a practice session at Colombo. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara warm up before a practice session at Colombo. (AFP)

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Shikhar Dhawan plays football with his teammates before the nets sessions began in earnest. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Shikhar Dhawan plays football with his teammates before the nets sessions began in earnest. (AFP)

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Shikhar Dhawan is coming off a spectacular knock of 190 in the previous Test and will hope to continue his good form at Colombo. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Shikhar Dhawan is coming off a spectacular knock of 190 in the previous Test and will hope to continue his good form at Colombo. (AFP)

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Lokesh Rahul (L) has recovered from illness and is likely to start the second Test as Shikhar Dhawan’s opening partner. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Lokesh Rahul (L) has recovered from illness and is likely to start the second Test as Shikhar Dhawan’s opening partner. (AFP)

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Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri oversee the practice session in a bid to gauge their best options ahead of the next Test. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri oversee the practice session in a bid to gauge their best options ahead of the next Test. (AFP)

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Mohammed Shami had a decent showing in the first Test and will look to carry on in the same vein come the second Test. (REUTERS) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Mohammed Shami had a decent showing in the first Test and will look to carry on in the same vein come the second Test. (REUTERS)

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Ishant Sharma will probably have to wait his chance given how well Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami bowled in the last game. (REUTERS) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ishant Sharma will probably have to wait his chance given how well Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami bowled in the last game. (REUTERS)

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Hardik Pandya, who scored a fifty on debut and chipped in with the ball too, will hope to keep his place in the side for the time being. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hardik Pandya, who scored a fifty on debut and chipped in with the ball too, will hope to keep his place in the side for the time being. (AFP)

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India’s fielding was arguably the only department that India could improve ahead of the second Test. (REUTERS) View Photos in a new improved layout
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India’s fielding was arguably the only department that India could improve ahead of the second Test. (REUTERS)

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Hardik Pandya is an able fielder, but that didn’t stop him from putting in the hard yards in practice. (REUTERS) View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hardik Pandya is an able fielder, but that didn’t stop him from putting in the hard yards in practice. (REUTERS)

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It wasn’t all hard work, however; India’s players did find time to cool down and have a laugh in the midst of some intense training. (AFP) View Photos in a new improved layout
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It wasn’t all hard work, however; India’s players did find time to cool down and have a laugh in the midst of some intense training. (AFP)

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