Virat Kohli Disagrees with Jasprit Bumrah in India Nets, Forced to Hop and Jump by Tall Net-Bowler: Report

Only in India nets and in the IPL do Kohli and Bumrah go head to head. This rare opportunity provided fans with an intense and captivating showdown. As reported by The Sportstar, Bumrah showcased his wide range of skills against Kohli. He utilized his variations to make the ball swing both in and away from the renowned Indian batsman. Despite most of the deliveries being solidly dealt with, Kohli showed restraint and chose not to aggressively attack Bumrah. However, there was one particular delivery that left Kohli bamboozled. Bumrah executed a delivery that sharply turned back into Kohli, catching him off guard. Kohli missed his attempted flick, resulting in the ball hitting him on the pads. In a display of enthusiasm, Bumrah jubilantly celebrated as if he had taken a wicket. As Bumrah prepared for his next delivery, he signaled for the DRS (Decision Review System). In response, Kohli signaled that the ball had missed the leg stump. This exchange added an extra level of drama to their intense encounter, leaving fans on the edge of their seats.

Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal were India's first set of batters to grind it out under the muggy conditions of Chennai. Barring Bumrah, Kohli also looked in a tad discomfort against Gurnoor Brar. The six-feet tall talent from Punjab has been deployed as a net bowler to help prepare India for Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana, who recently rattled Pakistan with 4/44 in the second Test at Rawalpindi. Brar's bouncers had Kohli hopping initially, but such is the class of Virat that he settled into reading him better and began to play authoritative and intent-filled shots against him.

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Kohli, however, showed no cautious approach towards the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. He batted in the nets for approximately 15 minutes and left the scene after stepping out to them twice and dispatching them with some lusty blows. This was India's second round of practice after turning up on September 14. The players took a break on Sunday but all 16 of them turned with 48 hours to go for the series opener.

Meanwhile, Jaiswal blew hot and cold. He looked all over the place facing Bumrah and Akash Deep round the wicket, but seemed to have found his groove against Ashwin and Jadeja as he brought up the sweep shots. Jaiswal has played very little white-ball cricket since his record-breaking series of 700-plus runs against England a few months ago, only featuring in the first round Duleep Trophy contest for India B, where he scored 30 and 9.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and the recently-joined Sarfaraz Khan had a go too, with the India captaining concentrating hard against facing the spinners. Shakib-Al-Hasan and Mehidy Hasan promise to pose decent spin threat to India, and with the home team's batting having a history of showing vulnerablity against quality spin – as against England and Australia – Rohit wants to put those concerns to rest.