Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir avoid interaction during practice match ahead of India’s first ODI against England Cricket News

After a disappointing T20I round in which India lost 0-2 to Ireland and suffered a 0-4 defeat at the hands of England, attention has now shifted to the three-match ODI series. But it’s not just India’s preparations that are attracting attention ahead of the opener at Edgbaston. During the Indian team’s training session in Birmingham on Monday, the head coach Gautam Gambhir and senior batsmen. Virat Kohli It’s worth noting that although Gambhir spends considerable time with several other members of the team, we don’t see them interact. TimesofIndia.com attended the practice session and observed that while Gambhir held several discussions with captain Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak and other support staff, there were no direct conversations between him and Kohli during the session.

No Kohli-Gambhir interaction during practice

The biggest talking point in India’s last training session before the first ODI was the lack of any visible interaction between Gambhir and Kohli.The tournament has a total of 15 players including ODI captain Shubman Gill, T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and the entire bowling unit. Prince Yadav, who replaced the injured Harshit Rana in the ODI squad, also trained with the team.It was just a routine training session where the players went through batting, bowling and fielding drills. Shreyas Iyer didn’t bat in the nets while the rest of the batting group batted in the middle.

Kohli interacts with Kotak

Meanwhile, Kohli completed a lengthy batting session and then spent time talking to batting coach Sitamshu Kotak.The former India captain, who is known for his lively discussions, made several gestures while talking to Kotak. However, unlike Gambhir’s interactions with other senior players, there was no apparent communication between the head coach and Kohli during the training session.While the inputs may have been conveyed through Kotak, no direct conversation between Kohli and Gambhir was seen during the training session.

Gambhir spends time with Gill and Rohit

As the session progressed, Gambhir held lengthy discussions with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, other coaching staff and Rohit Sharma.Like the previous day, Rohit later joined the batting nets after completing his fielding training. He then spent considerable time facing the weapons expert’s delivery.Another notable moment was when Gambhir and Shubman Gill had a long discussion near the pitch. The two appear to be assessing the situation and circumstances ahead of Tuesday’s series opener. Gambhir also had another lengthy chat with Rohit Sharma as India fine-tune their preparations.