Rohit Sharma hit the nets straight away, as he practiced with the pink ball ahead of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide.

India captain Rohit Sharma was quick to hit the nets following his arrival in Perth as the team, led by his deputy Jasprit Bumrah, slowly but surely inched towards a dominant victory over Australia in the opening Test.

Rohit Sharma has joined Team India and will play in the two-day pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI in Adelaide from November 30. The India captain was forced to miss the first Test due to the birth of his second child.

India captain Rohit Sharma is set to join the Indian team in Perth. The India skipper stayed back for the birth of his second child but is now ready to fly to the Australian city.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Rohit Sharma should leave for Australia as soon as possible and play the opening Test match in Perth. Speaking ahead of India's tour of Australia, Ganguly said that Indian team needs leadership.

Now that Jasprit Bumrah has fired the opening salvo, the pressure is back on Rohit Sharma to ensure India don't lose momentum in Adelaide.

Regular India Test captain Rohit Sharma has landed in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and he’s wasting no time having already started gearing up for the series. Rohit missed the series opener that concluded in Perth on Monday with India storming to a massive 295-run win to take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Rohit Sharma faced reserve pacers Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal and Mukesh Kumar in the nets with pink ball at the nets in Perth.

Having arrived in Perth following paternity leave, Indian captain Rohit Sharma immediately joined his team in preparation for the second Test. India will play a two-day pink ball match in Canberra to acclimate to the unique challenges of Adelaide's day-night conditions.