Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan and opener Prithvi Shaw, who are on tour in Sri Lanka, looked in great spirits off the field. Dhawan has shared a video on social media. The video shows Dhawan playing the flute while Shaw is singing the song 'Ye Shaam Mastani.' The fans are loving this cool avatar of the two cricketers.
Dhawan has shared this video via his Instagram profile. He wrote, 'Our in-house superstar singer Prithvi Shaw,' along with the video. Dhawan had also shared a video of himself playing the flute on social media before.
Shikhar Dhawan is leading the Indian team on the Sri Lanka tour
The Indian team is on a tour of Sri Lanka and is set to play a three-match ODI series from 18th July followed by three T20s. The team's reins have been handed over to Shikhar Dhawan. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has created this entire plan. For the first time ever under Ganguly's leadership, two separate Indian teams will be playing international cricket against two different countries simultaneously. Under Dhawan's captaincy, the Indian team will play a limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, while at the same time, the regular contingent (led by Kohli) is in England to play a five-match Test series.
Shaw to open the innings
In the ODI series against Sri Lanka, Prithvi Shaw is expected to open with Shikhar Dhawan. However, there are other options, too, in the form of Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana, and Ishan Kishan.
Full schedule of India's tour of Sri Lanka
The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will start from 18th July. The second and third ODIs will be played on 20th and 23rd July. All three matches will be played in Colombo (3 pm IST).
The ODIs will be followed by the first T20 on 25th July. The second and third T20s will be played on 27th and 29th July. All the T20 games will commence at 8 pm IST. The T20 leg will also be played in Colombo.
Shikhar Dhawan's old video