The nets session is an outcome of his recovery process at the NCA, where he gradually increased the workload and followed a designer fitness regime.
The Australian captain's gesture won cricketing hearts all over.
The left-handed batter walked in at number five, with Men in Blue in trouble at 66/4 in 14.1 overs in India's Asia Cup opener against Pakistan in Pallekele on Sunday.
It was on this day that three of India's greatest batters -- Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli -- made their Test debuts.
There was no 'Player of the Series' award for the two Tests between India and West Indies but former pacer Zaheer Khan reckons that had there been one, then Ravichandran Ashwin would have walked away with the honours.
Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Burmah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Hanuma Vihari and K S Bharat boarded a flight to Heathrow airport in London early on Thursday morning.
India took a 1-0 lead in their two-Test series against Bangladesh after winning the first match in Chattogram by 188 runs.
Virat Kohli, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, lost their verification ticks on Twitter
The Indian team enjoyed a relaxed day in the West Indies as they chilled on the beach with a game of beach volleyball on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the second Test between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Sunday.
Shubman Gill has reached a career-best 25th position in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings.
India will hope for better weather and a chance for the team's young batters to show their mettle in Sunday's second T20 International against Ireland in Dublin.
Dream 11 all set to replace BYJUs as Indian team's principal jersey sponsor
Talking about India's score in the 2nd ODI, Dravid believes the pitch was not easy for batting and they were 50-60 runs short of what could have been a winning score.
'You told me not to go easy on the batters.'
Also present: Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh.
Virat surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to become the Indian batsman with the highest number of runs in ICC white-ball tournaments.
The third and final T20 International between India and Ireland here on Wednesday was washed out without a ball being bowled.
As a result of the drawn second Test, India currently stands below Pakistan with a 66.67 percentage of points earned on the WTC points table.
Rinku is impressed with the way this young Indian side has performed in Ireland, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.
'Everyone at home wanted me to play for India and when I got selected everyone danced.'
Jasprit Bumrah has declared himself ready for the rigours of the One-Day format as he returns to international cricket following a year on the sidelines due to a back injury.
The spin maestros delivered a masterful performance to dismantle the opposition's batting lineup.
It solidified Dhoni's legacy as a captain who achieved unparalleled success in ICC tournaments.
The team is packed with India's Gen-Next IPL performers but stakeholders in Indian cricket will keenly observe Bumrah
Virat backed me and told me 'go and play your game'
On Sunday, India became the fastest team to score 100 runs in Test cricket, achieving this milestone in a mere 12.2 overs during their second innings against the West Indies in the second Test at Trinidad.
IMAGES from the 5th T20 International played between West Indies and India in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday.
Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each to put India in control as Bangladesh were bowled out for 227 in their first innings, on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
According to the ICC, the T20Is will be played on August 18, 20, and 23, all taking place in Malahide.
Images from Day 3 of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and India in Dhaka, Mirpur on Saturday.
'It was an off-day so Rahul Dravid sir decided that we should have some fun activities.'
After this win, India gained four points to consolidate their position at the top of the table with two wins out of two and a net run rate of +3.9.
India to play against England and Netherlands in World Cup warm-ups
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Thursday
West Indies claimed a tense four-run victory over a young India side in the first T20I on Thursday.
Images from the 2nd T20I played between West Indies and India in Providence, Guyana on Sunday.
'It feels really great to spend some time in the middle, score some runs and contribute for your country.'
'It's a very interesting thing, because you don't usually hear such things happening in Indian cricket.'
Rohit enjoyed his time in the nets
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