Xtra Time Web Desk: Most of the Indian players including captain Rohit Sharma, Yuzuvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik along with Head Coach Rahul Dravid was spotted at the Chandigarh airport. Harshal Patel, who is making a comeback into the Indian team after recovering from injury was the first to arrive on Saturday morning. The others will also arrive tonight. The Men in Blue will have their first practice session at the IS Bindra stadium on Sunday afternoon. Captain Rohit Sharma will also interact with the media before the training session.
Former India captain Virat Kohli will arrive in Mohali at night. It will be the first time Kohli will be playing at this venue after his 100th test match.
Meanwhile, the Australian team had their first training session on Saturday at the PCA stadium. The likes of Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell had a long session at the nets here in Mohali.
Australian pacer Pat Cummins will have an interaction with media over zoom ahead of the three match T20I series. The Aussies had a rigorous training session that lasted almost three hours.
For the Indians their aim will be get their campaign back on track after the disappointing Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai.