Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir avoid interaction during practice session ahead of India vs England 1st ODI | Cricket News

After a disappointing T20I leg that saw India lose 0-2 to Ireland and suffer a 0-4 whitewash against England, attention has shifted to the three-match ODI series. But ahead of the start of the match at Edgbaston, it was not only India’s preparations that grabbed the attention. During India’s training session in Birmingham on Monday, the head coach Gautam Gambhir and senior batter Virat Kohli Not surprisingly, Gambhir was not seen interacting, even though Gambhir spent a lot of time with many other members of the squad. TimesofIndia.com was at the practice session and observed that while Gambhir held several discussions with captain Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak and other members of the support staff, there was no direct conversation between him and Kohli during the session.

There was no Kohli-Gambhir interaction in practice

The biggest talking point from India’s final training session before the first ODI was the absence of any visible interaction between Gambhir and Kohli.The session featured the entire 15-member squad, including ODI captain Shubman Gill, T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and the entire bowling group. Prince Yadav, who replaced the injured Harshit Rana in the ODI squad, also coached the team.It is a routine session, with the players going through batting, bowling and fielding drills. Shreyas Iyer was unable to bat in the nets, while the rest of the batting group took their time in the middle.

Kohli is associated with Kotak

Kohli, on the other hand, completed a long batting session before taking time out to talk to batting coach Sitanshu Kotak.The former India captain, known for his animated discussions, was seen gesturing several times while talking to Kotak. However, unlike Gambhir’s interactions with other senior players, there was no visible exchange between the head coach and Kohli during the practice session.While it is possible that the inputs were sent through Kotak, no direct conversation between Kohli and Gambhir was seen during the training session.

Gambhir spends time with Gill, Rohit

As the session continued, Gambhir was involved in lengthy discussions with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, the rest of the coaching staff and Rohit Sharma.Like the previous day, Rohit joined the batting nets after completing his fielding drills. He then spent hours dealing with deliveries from sidearm specialists.Another remarkable moment came when Gambhir and Shubman Gill were seen having a long discussion near the pitch. The pair appeared to be assessing the surface and conditions ahead of Tuesday’s series opener. Gambhir also had another extended chat with Rohit Sharma as India fine-tuned their preparations.