It is quite common to find people posting selfies and check-in updates on their social media profiles when they’re off to a certain tour or an event. Celebrities, too, make the most of their moments by clicking a selfie or two to keep their fans updated on their daily schedule, events, tours and trends. However, the same was taken to a whole new level on Wednesday when nearly the entire Indian cricket team posted pictures as they left for Sri Lanka.
The Indian cricket team will play three Test matches, five ODIs and a one-off T20I against Sri Lanka. It’s a highly anticipated tour as this will be Ravi Shastri’s first assignment after being appointed at the helm of the team.
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Although the visitors are pinned as favourites, they’ll be well aware of the threat that the Lankans can produce at home, especially after pulling off a record win against Zimbabwe recently.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who had a fantastic outing at the ICC Champions Trophy and the Indian Premier League, posted a picture, tagging the pace duo of Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and stating: “And we are ready.. Off to Sri Lanka @ImIshant @BhuviOfficial.”
{{/usCountry}}Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who had a fantastic outing at the ICC Champions Trophy and the Indian Premier League, posted a picture, tagging the pace duo of Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and stating: “And we are ready.. Off to Sri Lanka @ImIshant @BhuviOfficial.”
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Dhawan was included in the squad after Murali Vijay was ruled out with an injury.
Ishant, however, posted a picture on his own and with Bhuvneshwar in the frame simply stating: “Off to Sri Lanka!!” A lot will depend on Ishant, the senior most of the pace battery captain Virat Kohli has at his disposal while Bhuvneshwar’s swinging deliveries are expected to create problems for the opposition.
Umesh Yadav, the other fast bowler in the side apart from Mohammed Shami, too posted a selfie using a similar caption that read: “Off to Colombo #srilanka#”.
Captain Kohli wasn’t shy from posting one as well. Along with KL Rahul, who is sporting a new hairdo for the upcoming tour, the swashbuckling right-handed batsman posted a picture on his official Instagram account stating: “Flight delays call for a selfie, #Srilanka it is! @rahulkl #Enroute #BackToBasics.”
It wasn’t the first one for Rahul though, who featured in one with Hardik Pandya while they were on the team bus. “the brother-man is back with a bang. off to Sri Lanka #INDvsSL @rahulkl,” he wrote on his Instagram handle.
There were a couple of others as well, from Rohit Sharma and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, but it was coach Ravi Shastri who had a special message for the team and his followers.
In a collage that had pictures of the cricketers walking with their luggage, Shastri wrote: “Great to unite with the boys again. Feels like yesterday #TeamIndia.”