While Jasprit Bumrah and Co. were busy taking India towards a 1-0 lead in the five-match series on Monday, Rohit Sharma got down to business at the practice facilities of the Perth Stadium.

The regular captain, joining the India squad in Perth on Sunday following the birth of his second child, had a solid nets session against the pink ball, keeping in mind the day-night Test in Adelaide.

Rohit faced reserve quicks Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal and Mukesh Kumar at the nets.

Senior left-arm spinner all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also bowled for sometime during the training session to Rohit, who also faced left-arm throw-downsfrom slinger Nuwan Senaviratne, focusing on his customary pull shots.

The last time India played a pink-ball Test in Australia, it was at the Adelaide Oval and the series opener of their 2020-21 tour Down Under. Thatforgettable game would be in the minds of Indians as the then team was bundledout for 36 in the second inni-ngs despite a handy first-innings lead.

On this occasion, India will obviously be going into the day-night game in a far better frame of mind following their dominance over the Australians in the series opener.

The Indian contingent will travel to Canberra next for a two-day tour game,also a pink-ball day-night affair, beginning on Saturday. That should also serveas preparation for thesecond Test.

Rohit’s addition, however, should bolster India’s batting as the coming days will provide him with a chance to gain some rhythm going into the Adelaide Test from December 6.