Three hours after India’s optional training session had begun on Saturday, a day before their third T20I against South Africa in Dharamshala, even as the temperatures dipped into the single digits, Suryakumar Yadav could be seen in the main stadium ground, pummelling poor Himachali net bowlers to all parts of the ground as part of his six-hitting practice routine.

The India captain is in desperate search for runs, and so is his deputy. Suryakumar batted through the net session from start to finish in the outside nets too, and soon after he started, his vice captain Shubman Gill began a relentless training session that is typical of his style. Abhishek Sharma (left) and Shubman Gill (right) sweating it out in the nets in Dharamshala. (PTI Photo)

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