ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is just round the corner and it seems like the fever is taking on the players similar to cricket fans around the world. Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan just posted a video on his Facebook account shaking a leg with skipper Virat Kohli while traveling in the bus for the practice session. But, it seems like they were warming up even before the practice session as they danced to a Punjabi song while being seated.
Whereas Kohli was being a sport in Dhawan’s video, Ravichandran Ashwin was being a little shy as the opener tried to take him in the frame as well. Dhawan will be raring to prove himself again in ICC Champions Trophy like he did in the previous tournament scoring two centuries.
Dhawan is in good form as he was one of the leading run scorers in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) who got knocked out of the tournament in the eliminator. Whereas Kohli had a hard time despite scoring the most number of runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Kohli will be tested on English pitches where he has not had the best of form. He will have ample time to get into the groove as India play New Zealand on May 28 and Bangladesh on May 30 in the warm-up games.
But, his ultimate test will begin against Pakistan as India kick-off their tournament on June 4 against arch-rivals which has been the talk of the town even before the tournament, which will kick off on June 1 with England and Bangladesh locking horns.
India are to face Sri Lanka and South Africa later on in the tournament. They are the Defending Champions and the expectations have already hitting the roof as the country expects them to retain the title.
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