India vs Australia: Holi Break for Virat Kohli & Co; Mohammed Shami to travel with team

New Delhi: After their emphatic win in the Bengaluru Test, memebers of the Indian cricket team have been given Holi break till March 12.

The third Test of the four-match series will be played at Ranchi, starting March 16. Indian players are expected to reach the spot on March 13.

Indian players have already started sharing what they were doing in the break. Yesterday, skipper Virat Kohli shared a tweet saying, he is doing "detox at home."

Detox at home . Love it pic.twitter.com/UvgJgF5g2F — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 10, 2017

He was also seen visiting a popular restaurant in Delhi.

 

About last night at this cool new spot in delhi called 'nueva'. A picture with the super chef mr Michael swami was a must. Loved the food and the ambience as well. Top spot.

A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Mar 10, 2017 at 10:57pm PST

Ace spinner Ravichandran Aswhin shared a team photo, featuring Abhinav Mukund, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and Karun Nair.

Going away from the battle is equally important as staying in it. pic.twitter.com/A6EbpdUxV2 — Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) March 10, 2017

Man of the match from the Bengaluru Testm KL Rahul also shared a photo of himself spending time his pet Simba.

 

I would like to thank BCCI @indiancricketteam for giving me this award And I would like to thank @rahulkl for transporting it safely to me since I couldn't be there to collect it #ManOfTheMatch #SimbaStories #TheOneAndOnly #YayMe

A post shared by Simba (@kingsimbathechow) on Mar 9, 2017 at 8:48pm PST

Team's batting mainstay, Cheteshwar Pujara said he is enjoying "Simple joys of being home."

 

Captured candid in conversation with the wife. Simple joys of being home #simplejoys #igers #candidclick #home/a>

A post shared by Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar_pujara) on Mar 10, 2017 at 8:31am PST

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, meanwhile, was promoting a new look.

Check out my new zeven look!! @zevenW0rld pic.twitter.com/BMVg0kOF8f — Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) March 10, 2017

Meanwhile, it's reported that pacer Mohammed Shami will be travelling with the team. He played in Bengal’s Vijay Hazare game in Chennai and spent some time in India team’s nets during Bangalore Test.

However, the right-handed bowler aggravated his injury and was subsequently not considered for the remainder of the series. India registered a 75-run win at Bengaluru to level the series.

The match was, however, plauged by DRS controversies with Aussie skipper Steve Smith getting caught in the action while requesting dressing room assistance.