Virat Kohli's Team India arrives to traditional welcome in Cuttack
The Indian team was welcomed in a traditional way amidst loud cheer from fans in Cuttack after they beat England by 3 wickets in Pune on Sunday.
In Short
- India beat England by three wickets in the first ODI
- Kohli and his team arrived in Cuttack on Wednesday for the second game
- The team was welcomed in a traditional way
After making a statement in Pune where they beat England by three wickets in the first ODI, the new captain Virat Kohli and his team arrived in Cuttack on Wednesday for the second game of the three-match series.
The team was welcomed in a traditional way amidst loud cheer from fans in the city. The video shared by BCCI on twitter shows the team being honoured with traditional shawls.
Traditional welcome for #TeamIndia in Cuttack #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/X1JD3VAuKw BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2017
Kohli could not have had a better start to his ODI captaincy in India's thrilling 351-run chase as he and Kedar Jadhav slammed centuries to script a sensational victory after being reduced to 63/4.
While Kohli slammed his 27th ODI ton, it was local boy Jadhav's second hundred that helped India win what looked like a losing battle inside the first 15 overs.
This was after Yuvraj Singh, who made his comeback, and former captain MS Dhoni failed to impress as they got dismissed for 15 and 6 respectively.
India now lead the three-match series 1-0. Kohli had earlier led India to a 4-0 victory against England in the five-match Test series.
The second ODI will be played on Thursday, January 19, at 1.30 pm. India will aim for a series-sealing victory with England looking to stay alive ahead of the final ODI in Kolkata on Sunday.