Team India Stars Meet Jr NTR In Hyderabad Ahead Of 1st ODI vs New Zealand | SEE PICS

The three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is all to commence on January 18. The series opener is scheduled to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi National Stadium in Hyderabad. Prior to the first match, Indian cricket stars including Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan went to meet Indian movie star Jr NTR at his residence in the city. The video from their meeting has surfaced on social media. (Picture Credit: Special Arrangement)

Jr NTR, who starred in the movie RRR whose 'Naatu Naatu' recently became the first Indian song to win the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes, was seen donning a smile as he posed with the cricket stars including Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur. (Picture Credit: Special Arrangement)

Team India arrived in Hyderabad after winning their third ODI against Sri Lanka by a record margin of 317 runs. The third match of the India-Sri Lanka series was played in Thiruvananthapuram. (Picture Credit: Special Arrangement)

After the New Zealand series opener, India and New Zealand will face off against each other in two more matches scheduled in Raipur and Indore. (Picture Credit: Special Arrangement)

Post the ODI series, the teams will also compete in a three-match T20I series. Meanwhile, Jr NTR's next movie with director Koratala Siva is tentatively titled NTR 30. (Picture Credit: Special Arrangement)

Apart from Jr NTR, his RRR co-star Ram Charan also met the Indian players.