There were two days scheduled but we got the chance for only one day. Still, whatever had to be achieved, it was achieved. Team India captain Rohit Sharma said something similar when the day-night practice match played between India and Prime Minister's XI in Canberra ended. The first day's play was completely washed out due to rain, after which only 46-46 overs matches could be played on the second day on Sunday. Team India won this match but did it really get what it wanted? Is there any substance in what Captain Rohit said?

On Sunday, December 1, the second day of this match held in Canberra, the capital of Australia, both the teams got a chance to bat and bowl. For the Indian team, stars like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin neither batted nor bowled in this match. Rishabh Pant did keep wickets for a few overs. Obviously, due to less time, one of the reasons for this was to give the rest of the players a chance to practice with the pink ball because many players are going to play the day-night test for the first time.

Rohit failed but Shubman Gill gave relief

Apart from these, captain Rohit and star batsman Shubman Gill could not play in the first match. In such a situation, it was necessary to give him a chance to practice batting. Captain Rohit definitely disappointed in this matter. Captain Rohit, who had gone through some practice sessions with the pink ball after reaching Australia, entered a match situation for the first time. Amidst all the ongoing discussions regarding opening, Rohit demoted himself to bat at number four but was out in just 11 balls. That too while trying to drive the ball very outside. This will be a bit of a problem for Rohit himself and the team because the captain has not been in good form for a long time.

The opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, who impressed in the Perth Test, once again proved that both of them are the better options for this role at the moment. Both made a partnership of 75 runs, after which Jaiswal was out and Rahul retired. Then all eyes were on Shubman Gill, who was recovering from a thumb injury and his innings gave a big relief to Team India. Gill looked completely fit and declared himself ready by hitting some excellent shots. Gill retired after scoring 50 runs in 62 balls. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar strengthened their claim for the Adelaide Test by playing strong innings with the bat.

Harshit or Akash Deep – who will get the chance?

If we talk about bowlers, then from Team India, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Harshit Rana took charge of the fast bowling. Obviously, due to only 46 overs, the batsmen paid more attention to the attack but Siraj's experience came in handy and he proved to be the most effective. Harshit took the maximum of 4 wickets but the Australian batsmen did not face much trouble in playing him. Akash Deep and Prasidh also had some good overs but could not cause much trouble.

In such a situation, whether Akash Deep will be able to come in the playing eleven for the Adelaide Test or Harshit will be selected, it remains to be seen. Talking about spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar could not make much impact. One reason for this may have been that the pink ball was completely new, whose shine had not completely gone and due to this perhaps both the spinners would have faced problems in gripping the ball. Still, the challenge of choosing one of the two will be in front of Team India. Overall, if we leave out captain Rohit, this short practice match was more or less fine for Team India.