'They Had A Tough Time So...': Tim Paine Wants Rohit, Kohli To Play Pink-Ball Warm-Up Match
India will face Prime Ministers XI in a two-day pink ball warm-up match at Manuka Oval in Canberra from November 30.
The Indian men’s cricket team is set to face the Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day warm-up match, which is set to start on November 30 at Manuka Oval in Canberra. During the match, Indian players will get a chance to play with the pink ball ahead of the day-night Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval from December 6 to 10. India last played a pink ball Test in March 2022, and during the day-night played against Australia in 2020, Indian players could only manage to score 36 runs in the second innings.
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine was announced as the head coach of Prime Minister XI on Friday, and the former stumper expects Indian superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to take part in the two-day pink ball warm-up match. According to Paine, the Indians had a tough time when they last played a pink ball Test so he expects the visitors to approach the game with some of their best players.
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“Hopefully, they (India) will approach it with some of their best players, and they have got some of the best players in the world. They had a tough time when they played against the pink ball in the Adelaide Test (2020-21), so hopefully for the game’s sake and Canberra cricket fans’ sake, we get to see some of the best players in the world like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli; some of their best players will be on display," Paine said, as quoted by Cricket ACT.
On his coaching role, Paine said, “I think for a young coach like myself, any chance that you get to lead a team is a great opportunity, so I am looking forward to that. I’m looking forward to working with some of our most talented young cricketers around Australia as well, so it will be good fun."
Paine was appointed as Australia’s captain in 2018 after Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were banned for an year from international cricket due to their involvement in the ball tampering incident in South Africa. During Paine’s time as Australia captain, Baggy Green suffered back-to-back defeats in Test series against India.
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