Members of the Indian cricket group visited the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday after they arrived within the metropolis forward of the third ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and group India’s throwdown specialist Raghu visited the temple and provided prayers. The gamers wore conventional apparel – white dhoti and angavastram – whereas posing with the temple authorities.

KL Rahul had earlier visited the temple in September 2022 to hunt the blessings of Lord Vishnu.

The Indian group has clinched the ODI sequence with wins in Guwahati and Kolkata ODIs. They can be seeking to clear sweep the ODI sequence once they face Sri Lanka on January 15 on the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

India earlier received the three-match T20I sequence 2-1 in opposition to the Sri Lankan group.

India’s subsequent task would be the limited-overs dwelling sequence in opposition to New Zealand. The New Zealand dwelling sequence will characteristic three T20Is and three ODIs. India will start the sequence with the 50-over matches beginning on January 18. The T20 sequence will start on January 27 and can finish on February 1.

Prithvi Shaw earned a call-up for the T20I sequence in opposition to New Zealand as BCCI introduced the squads for the limited-overs dwelling sequence in opposition to New Zealand on Friday.

KL Rahul and Axar Patel won’t characteristic within the New Zealand Home sequence on account of household commitments. KS Bharat, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Shardul Thakur have been roped in for the limited-overs task in opposition to the Kiwis.

Hardik Pandya will lead the facet within the three-match T20I sequence with star batsmen Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer lacking the T20I leg of the sequence.

Prithvi Shaw has been named within the T20I squad on the again of gorgeous performances within the Ranji trophy the place he smashed 379 runs in opposition to Assam, the second-highest particular person rating within the historical past of the match.

Ruturaj Gaikwad has additionally made it to the T20I squad. Match-winning efficiency from left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav within the ODI sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka has helped him earn a spot within the T20I squad.

Jitesh Sharma and Rahul Tripathi have managed to carry onto their locations within the T20I squad.

India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is a notable absentee from the squads of each the limited-over sequence. He continues his rehabilitation after struggling a again damage.

India’s squad for NZ T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar

India’s squad for NZ ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj and Umran Malik (ANI)

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