[Watch] BCCI Shares Snippets From Team India’s Journey To Bangalore

Team India have landed in Bangalore on Thursday (March 10) for the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting March 12.

After the first Test ended within three days, the cricketers spent some quality time in Mohali before embarking on the journey to Banglaore. The BCCI shared a small clip from the journey, the caught cricketers in various moods in the aircraft.

They captioned the video as:

“Mohali ✈️ Bengaluru. Pink-ball Test, here we come 🙌”

Mohali ✈️ Bengaluru

Pink-ball Test, here we come 🙌#TeamIndia | #INDvSL | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/9fK2czlEKu

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 10, 2022

The video shows the cricketers boarding the flight to Bangalore. Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah are seen locked in an intense conversation, while Mohammed Siraj was spotted going through his tab.

Head coach Rahul Dravid also was seen watching something on his device while Shubman Gill and Axar Patel were seen chatting to each other.

Axar Patel joins India squad for the 2nd Test

The ace all-rounder has returned to the Test squad for the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka, after a long injury lay-off. Axar copped up an injury during the Test series against New Zealand and since then has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy.

Axar replaces Kuldeep Yadav, who was released from the squad. Kuldeep was not a part of the playing XI in the 1st Test as the management showed trust in Jayant Yadav alongside Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Axar Patel to India’s squad for the second Paytm Test to be played from 12-16th March in Bengaluru. The all-rounder has completed his rehab and has been cleared by the BCCI Medical Team,” BCCI said in a statement. 

“Kuldeep Yadav has been released from the squad for the second Test,” it added.

India’s squad for the second Test: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R. Ashwin, Saurabh Kumar, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Axar Patel

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