India, on the other hand, had blanked Bangladesh in the two-Test series -- which also included their first-ever pink-ball Test
Pictures Courtesy/ BCCI Twitter, Mohammad Shami Instagram
Hamilton: Virat Kohli and Team India are gearing up to take on New Zealand in the upcoming two-match Test series which begins on February 21. In the meantime, the Indian cricket team are making most of their leisure time and are living it up at the Blue Springs.
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Virat Kohli was also joined by his actress wife Anushka Sharma as she joined team India during their trip.
BCCI took to Twitter to share a few photos of the Indian cricket team enjoying and wrote, "A long walk by the Blue Springs and a whole lot of fun with the teammates, that's how Team India spent the day off ahead of the Test series," the spot is one of the finest sources for water in Putaruru.
A long walk by the Blue Springs and a whole lot of fun with the team mates, that's how #TeamIndia spent the day off ahead of the Test series. pic.twitter.com/TPmIisqW8v
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2020
India pacer Mohammed Shami also took to Instagram and posted a photo which had him standing with Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and Navdeep Saini.
Test specialists Wriddhiman Saha, Cheteshwar Pujara, R. Ashwin and Umesh Yadav were spotted along with the rest of their teammates who were part of the limited-overs leg in the ongoing tour. Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and young openers Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw were also spotted.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2020
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India thrashed the Black Caps in the five-match T20I series. However, the hosts came back strongly and swept the ODI series. The Virat Kohli-led side, who are at the top of the World Test Championship table with 360 points, will resume their campaign against New Zealand, who are at the sixth spot with 60 points. The Kiwis had lost their last Test series in Australia where they were whitewashed in the three-match rubber. India, on the other hand, had blanked Bangladesh in the two-Test series -- which also included their first-ever pink-ball Test.
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