The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shared a photo of Team India Players Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar engaging in a PlayStation contest.
Dhawan will be leading the limited-overs team during the tour of Sri Lanka while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been nominated the vice-captain of the team. The members of the team who will be part of the Sri Lanka series are experiencing a 2-week quarantine in Mumbai.
On Friday, the BCCI took to their official Twitter account to share a photo of Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar looking totally engrossed in a PlayStation game. The Indian cricket board shared the picture with the note:
“Playstation Time! Who is winning this – @SDhawan25 or @BhuviOfficial #TeamIndia #SLvIND.”
Beginning of the day, the BCCI also shared a video of the different faces in the Indian team going to the gym after heading out of quarantine. The clip highlights the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, Chetan Sakariya, and Nitish Rana sharing their practices of being in quarantine and their thoughts on supporting their maiden Team India call-up.
Playstation Time! 🕹️
Who is winning this – @SDhawan25 or @BhuviOfficial? 🤔😉 #TeamIndia #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/41KF0l69kN
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2021
The team for the Sri Lanka series will be led by Dhawan because regular captain Virat Kohli is leading the main squat in England. Kohli is currently facing a lot of scrutinies after India was denied by New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final in Southampton.
Should Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been in England?
Following the Indian pace bowlers’ failure to deliver the advantages in the WTC final, many critics and fans have pointed to Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s separation from the team as a mistake.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar opined that he would clearly have played Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the WTC final. Talking with Star Sports, Gavaskar said:
“He (Bhuvneshwar) did play the IPL this time around and there wasn’t any injury concern. He did pull out of the September-October IPL but not this time. I would have included him just for this Test match because it is being played in June.”
Ex-Team India Test opener Aakash Chopra also thought that India missed good swing bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the WTC final in Southampton. He said about his YouTube channel:
“India is definitely missing Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He has three special aspects as well. Firstly, he does magic with the new ball. Secondly, he bowls the long spells. And the third thing is that he can bat as well. He could have done everything for Team India.”
Brand “New Video” Alert ⚡️⚡️
New faces 😃
New beliefs 🤞
New energy 👌#TeamIndia‘s talented newbies speak about their run of emotions after getting out of quarantine, hitting the gym & gearing up for Sri Lanka series. 👍 👍 #SLvINDFull video 🎥 👇https://t.co/sHsi9LG6ii pic.twitter.com/1muHP2uaQ8
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2021
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