Indian cricket team hoists tricolour on Independence Day

LONDON: Skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri led the way because the Indian cricket crew hoisted the tricolour on the instance of the country's 72nd Independence Day within the British capital.

The gamers amassed outside their lodge to hoist the flag sooner than leaving for Nottingham later within the day.

"On behalf of the Indian cricket team all the way from UK, here's wishing everyone a happy Independence Day. Jai Hind," Kohli mentioned on the instance.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) 1534335380000

Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah all shared footage of themselves celebrating the Independence Day within the city.

🇮🇳JAI HIND🇮🇳 https://t.co/f8qrJJuCLt

— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) 1534322498000

"It's a great feeling to be an Indian. May the tricolour always fly high. Happy Independence Day Jai hind," wrote Kuldeep on Twitter.

It's an excellent feeling to be an Indian. May the tricolour always fly prime. Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳 Jai hind ! https://t.co/qtKTfxP09D

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) 1534328159000

Bumrah mentioned, "Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. Wishing you all a very #HappyIndependenceDay."

"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better". 🇮🇳 Wishing you all an excessively #HappyIndependenceDay https://t.co/VXAyUSuVCb

— Jasprit bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) 1534323175000

The BCCI also uploaded a video of the crew's celebrations. The crew is getting ready to play the third Test at Trent Bridge, which begins from August 18.

India are lately 2-0 down within the five-match sequence after losing the primary Test at Edgbaston through 31 runs and the second through an innings and 159 runs at Lord's.

Last year, the Indian crew celebrated Independence Day in Sri Lanka the place Kohli and Shastri hoisted the nationwide flag.