The Indian team along with skipper Virat Kohli arrived in South Africa on Thursday ahead of the three-match Test series against the Proteas, starting December 26 in Centurion. The BCCI on Friday decided to give fans a sneak peek about the team’s whereabouts and posted a video of their journey from Mumbai to Johannesburg on social media.
Captioning the video on Twitter, the BCCI wrote: “From Mumbai to Jo’Burg! Capturing #TeamIndia’s journey to South Africa”. In the video, the Indian players looked in a jovial mood, especially skipper Virat Kohli, who can be seen teasing pacer Ishant Sharma.
Here is the video of the incident:
From Mumbai to Jo'Burg! 👍 👍
Capturing #TeamIndia's journey to South Africa 🇮🇳 ✈️ 🇿🇦 – By @28anand
Watch the full video 🎥 🔽 #SAvINDhttps://t.co/dJ4eTuyCz5 pic.twitter.com/F0qCR0DvoF
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 17, 2021
In the video, Virat Kohli was heard saying that Ishant Sharma is ready to travel anywhere in the world as long he has the necessary his travel bag with him. The pacer then asks him not to tease him, especially in the morning. Other than Kohli and Ishant, head coach Rahul Dravid can also be seen sharing a laugh with Shreyas Iyer.
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Rohit Sharma, who was appointed as the new deputy skipper in Tests, has been ruled out of the Test series due to a left hamstring injury. He has been replaced by Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal.
Earlier, it was reported that Virat might make himself unavailable for the three-match ODI series but the Test captain, in an explosive press conference on Wednesday, rubbished the claims, saying that he was always available for selection.
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The first Test is scheduled to be commencing on Boxing Day at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The second and third Test will be played in Johannesburg and Cape Town, respectively.
