Meanwhile, before all the action begins, Virat Kohli prefers to relax in his room in Oz. The Indian skipper took to social media site Instagram to share this picture for his 82.7 million followers. Kohli captioned it: 'Quarantine diaries. Un-ironed T-shirt, comfortable couch and a good series to watch.' He looked very relaxed and calm.

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Kohli did not stop there as later on, he shared videos of Team India during their practice sessions for Tests. He wrote, 'Love test cricket practice sessions.'

All the top batsmen and bowlers, who are in all the three squads, were seen taking part in the practice session. The likes of senior pacer Mohammed Shami and youngster Mohammad Siraj were seen bowling to Kohli.

The video showed the players using the centre strip of the ground with proper Test match field and a batsman at the non-striker's end, which is a deviation from traditional net sessions. Given that the players were kept busy by the IPL for the last two months, the white-ball training has taken a back-seat. Opener KL Rahul facing the pink ball was an indicator that he is in line to be picked for the first Test.

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