Adelaide [Australia]: Banter, jokes and laughter filled the air as Rohit Sharma led Team India reached Adelaide for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a day-night, pink-ball affair, starting from December 6 onwards.
India is heading into the game with a mental and physical edge over the Aussies who were left devastated by Bumrah's bowling and captaincy during a 295-run loss at Perth's Optus Stadium in the first Test.
However, the visitors would be looking to overcome the ghosts of the 2020 Adelaide pink-ball Test, which saw them being bundled out for their lowest Test score of 36 runs, starting that series on a nightmarish note. Pat Cummins (4/21) and Josh Hazlewood (5/8) had run riot over the Indian line-up in the second innings, getting an easy target of 90 runs to chase.
In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the team was seen having some fun at the airport before they could start sweating it out for a serious assignment. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had cracked a brilliant 161 at Perth, hilariously found himself stuck inside the airport behind a glass wall.
"Phas gya woh (He is stuck)", said skipper Rohit Sharma. To this, Shubman Gill replied that it was a "no entry zone" and the door would open if players would go close to it.
At a shop, as all-rounder Washington Sundar searched for a nice hat to wear, batter Sarfaraz Khan asked him to try one, saying "Mogambo lagega (You will look like Mogambo)", to this, Washington replied, "I look like a magician".
Towards the end of the video, Yashasvi finally joined the rest of his team.
Australia squad (for second Test): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
