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Team India is preparing for the three-match T20I series against Australia at their home that starts on September 20. All players in the squad have reached Mohali for the first T20I. As the game is still three days away, players are enjoying their spare time. Star batter Virat Kohli who recently regained his touch and will have significant attention was also seen enjoying his free time.
The 33-year-old joined all-rounder Hardik Pandya in an Instagram reel where the duo was seen grooving to a trending song. Both Kohli and Pandya showed their classy moves to the famous song ‘Shakaboom’. The cricketers are seen enjoying every bit of the dance. Kohli was also seen having a laugh at the end of the video. Pandya share the reel on his Instagram account and captioned the post “You know how we do”.
India to host Australia and South Africa before T20 World Cup
The Men in Blue will be playing three T20Is against Australia and then they will host South Africa for three T20Is and three ODIs before they fly to Australia for the T20 World Cup Down Under. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for all three events.
India squad for Australia series: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. Standby players - Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
India squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.