Ahead of the third and the final One-Day International between India and England, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli shared an emotional message on his official Instagram handle with the fans and thanked them for their unconditional support. In his post, Kohli also shared a video of fans loudly singing the national anthem prior to a game. At the time of the video, fans stood up, tricolor in hands and sang the national anthem with full vitality and in full volume leaving goosebumps. Seeing such patriotism on display, Indian skipper shared that such things motivate them to keep the fight alive and keep going the extra mile.

In the caption, Virat wrote, “One of the best feelings watching this video! Thank you, everyone, for your constant and unconditional support for us. Your cheers and love motivate us to keep trying harder every time! 🇮🇳🙏😇”

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On Tuesday, India and England will lock horns with each for the third ODI of the series at Headingley. India had won the first ODI in the series by 8 wickets. England came back strongly in the 2nd ODI by registering an 86-run and level the series. Even the three-match T20I series, had gone to three games with India clinching the final convincingly. If India win the third ODI, it will be the tenth straight bilateral ODI series win for India.

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India squad: Virat Kohli(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel

England squad: Eoin Morgan(c), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Jake Ball, James Vince