It was learnt that Kohli's scan report was sent to Spain for expert opinion and it revealed that there was no damage to his shoulder
Encouraging news emerged from the Indian camp on Friday evening when pacer Umesh Yadav said that injured captain Virat Kohli will be back on the field and bat.
Kohli, with his right shoulder strapped, stepped on to the field before play on Friday morning. But he did not field during Australia's innings, taking precautionary steps to give his shoulder more time to heal.
It was learnt that Kohli's scan report was sent to Spain for expert opinion and it revealed that there was no damage to his shoulder. He even had two full batting sessions in the nets and was cleared by the team's physio to bat.
Asked about the latest on Kohli's shoulder, which was in bandage, Yadav said at the end of the day's play: "The bandage will be there because if you have a shoulder injury, you need the bandage to hold it together. But he is ready to come (out and bat). He has been batting in the nets as well. So obviously he will come back."
Kohli's injury that occurred while stopping the ball while fielding has been classified as an external one and hence, he can bat whenever he wants, and not serve the duration that he was off the field before stepping on it again.
Yadav, along with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, shared eight wickets between them to stop Australia from making more than 451.
Yadav said the pitch was still good for batting. "I don't think much will change about the pitch. I cannot say if the pitch will change or the ball will move. But on this pitch, it is difficult to stop singles. They scored 451 in four-and-a-half sessions. We scored 120 in a little more than a session. The outfield here is fast and if you find the gap, the ball races to the boundary. I hope our team tries to achieve the score of the Australians, plus or minus 20-30 runs," he said.
Asked how one could stop a batsman like Steve Smith, who remained unbeaten on 178, Yadav said: "Actually, it can be quite difficult. Your thinking, your plans, you know you want to bowl in a certain way but sometimes when he keeps moving, moves from leg to off and opens up, then it becomes a bit difficult. Your plans are no longer effective. So you have to wait till the last minute, depending on how much he moves, before deciding what to do," Yadav said.
About his own improvement as a pacer, the 29-year-old from Vidarbha said: "The confidence level from playing matches has gone up. I have also put in the hard work. Earlier, I used to be in and out of the team and so I didn't understand what to do but as I started playing more matches, I was just focussing on my bowling, what I should do and what I shouldn't. I have figured out what my bowling is, where I must bowl, what my weaknesses are and what my strengths are. Right now, I know my strengths better and that I need to bowl to my strengths."
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