The Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Friday shared workout photos on his Instagram stories in which he is seen working out ahead of the Chennai Test match.
Virat Kohli workout at Chennai Hotel
Indian captain Virat Kohli landed in Chennai on 27-01-2021 for the series against England. Kohli who had missed the last three Tests in Australia for the birth of his child arrived at around 10 PM on Wednesday and went through mandatory Covid-19 tests.
The players of the two teams will be staying at Hotel Leela Palace in a bio-bubble as part of quarantine protocols and will undergo testing for COVID-19, the TNCA official said.
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India are all set to host England in a 4-Test series, starting February 5 in Chennai. The first 2 Tests will be played in the South Indian city before the action for the last 2 Tests, including a day-night match, shifts to Ahmedabad.
“PropheC music and gym equipment are all you need during quarantine days. Work can be put in anywhere if you really want to. have a great day everyone,” Kohli captioned the post on Instagram.
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While a few Indian players including star batsman Rohit Sharma and Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane arrived on Tuesday night, some others like Cheteshwar Pujara, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rishabh Pant, star of the series-clinching victory in the Brisbane Test, reached on Wednesday morning.
The first Test will be played at the M A Chidambaram stadium(Behind closed doors) from February 5 and the second from February 13. Chennai had last hosted a Test match in December 2016 against England.
India’s squad for the first two Tests against England
Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul (subject to fitness), Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel.
