The Indian cricket team led by captain Virat Kohli hoisted the national flag on Tuesday in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The team took part in Independence Day celebrations after whitewashing the Sri Lankan cricket team in a three-match Test series.
#TeamIndia gathered at Kandy to hoist the tri-colour on the occasion of Independence Day #IndependenceDayIndia https://t.co/SyRLmE4Let
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 15, 2017
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) twitter account shared a video of India captain Virat Kohli walking up to hoist the flag along with coach Ravi Shastri. The entire gathering then stands in line to sing the national anthem.
The family of a few cricketers and support staff also joined in for the celebrations, News18 reported.
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