Getting soaked in the festivities of Holi ahead of the last game of the action-packed Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his predecessor, Virat Kohli were seen celebrating the festival of colors in the lead-up to the 4th Test against Australia on Tuesday. In a video shared by Indian opener Shubman Gill, the Indian players were seen celebrating the festival inside the team bus in Ahmedabad.
Grooving to the iconic song Rang Barse from the Bollywood movie Silsila, former Indian skipper Kohli, captain Rohit, and opener Gill were seen celebrating Holi with members of Team India as the trio was drenched in colors inside the team bus.
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“Happy holi from @indiancricketteam,” Shubman Gill captioned his post on Instagram as the star batter extended Holi wishes to the fans and followers of the Indian team. With Gill giving fans a sneak peek into the Indian team’s Holi celebrations, the Instagram post has become the talk of the town on social media.
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Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has arrived in Ahmedabad for the fourth and final Test. The hosts are having an unassailable 2-1 lead in BGT. The Indian team has retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the record fourth time after defeating Australia in the first two Test matches of the high-profile series. After losing the first two matches of the 4-match series, the visitors staged an impressive comeback in Indore by winning the penultimate clash of the Test series.
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Batting icon Steve Smith will continue leading the visitors in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins. Pacer Cummins had flown – back home after the 2nd Test to be with his unwell mother. Stand-in skipper Smith had guided Australia to a dominating 9-wicket win over Rohit’s India in the 3rd Test at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
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With the win, Australia also qualified for the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). Hosts India will aim to secure its berth in the WTC final by defeating Australia in the 4th Test at Ahmedabad. The final encounter of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be contested at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.