Cheteshwar Pujara shows how he is 'getting ready for India vs Australia', shares pictures

Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Tuesday took to social media to share photos from his training session ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Test series) against Australia. Pujara is part of the squad that has been announced by the BCCI for the first two Tests against Australia. Ahead of the start of the highly-anticipated contest, Pujara has seen training at his father's cricket academy located in Gujarat. 

Pujara turned to his official Twitter handle to upload pictures from his training session on Tuesday. “Getting ready for India vs Australia,” Pujara wrote in the caption of the post. In the photos, Pujara can be seen doing some batting practice to get back in the groove. The post has garnered more than 36,000 likes since being shared on Tuesday. 

The first Test of the four-match series between India and Australia is scheduled to be played in Nagpur on February 9. The second match will be played in Delhi, followed by Dharamsala and Ahmedabad. India and Australia will also play a three-match ODI series after the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India are currently the defending champions courtesy of their 2-1 win in Australia in 2020-2021.

Both sides have already announced their respective squads for the series. Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian side with KL Rahul as his deputy. Suryakumar Yadav has also been added to the squad thanks to his impactful performances in white-ball cricket last year. Suryakumar is expected to get some match time in the series as Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to play because of injury concerns. 

India vs Australia, Test series: Full squads

India's squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.

Australia's squad: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.

Image: Twitter/Pujara