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"Play More, Drink Less...": Mohammed Shami's Caption With Team India's Holi Video Amuses Netizens

The festival of Holi is being celebrated in India on Wednesday, with the entire country merrily playing with colours to mark the auspicious day. The members of the Indian cricket team also celebrated the colourful festival whole-heartedly with each other. With many videos of the team's celebration doing rounds on the social media -- showing the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and others throwing colours at each other, a recent tweet from pacer Mohammad Shami has left the netizens in splits.

"No Way In World...": Ricky Ponting's Stern Take On Ahmedabad Pitch For 4th Test

The debate over the Indore pitch for the the third Test between India and Australia, does not seem to end anytime soon. The pitch at the Holkar Stadium in Indore offered a lot of turn, which came as a blessing for the spinners but as a nightmare for the batters as a total of 31 wickets fell in three days of play. The match finally ended on Day 3 with the visitors bagging a nine-wicket victory and securing their place in the World Test Championship final. As the fourth Test is just around the corner, skipper Rohit Sharma had hinted that Team India might go for a green top pitch, in order to prepare for the WTC finals, which will be played at the Oval in London. However, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting dismissed all the claims and stated that the hosts would be opting for a rank turner instead of a green pitch as they need to win the fourth Test in order to enter the WTC final.

Pitch mystery adds to Ahmedabad Test intrigue as Australia look to level series

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has seen the playing surfaces attract far more attention than the performance of players and that trend continued on the eve of the series deciding fourth Test in Ahmedabad, which begins on Thursday.

"One Of The Groundsmen Said...": Steve Smith's Big Revelation On Ahmedabad Pitch

Australian captain Steve Smith on Wednesday said the 22-yard strip at the Narendra Modi Stadium potentially looks to be the "flattest day one track" compared to the previous three pitches where the ball spun from the word go. Australia are 1-2 down in the four-match series but are through to the World Test Championship final and would like to claim moral victory and psychological advantage over India by restoring parity in the final game. "Looks like probably of the four wickets we've seen so far, potentially the flattest on day one," Smith told reporters on the eve of the game.

Watch - "Virat Ko Laga": Rohit Sharma Spares No One As He Celebrates Holi With Teammates

Indian cricketers celebrated Holi full of energy, with none other than the skipper Rohit Sharma leading the charge. In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rohit could be seen celebrating Holi with all of his teammates and support staff, sparing no one. In fact, Rohit looked in mood as he rubbed colour on the faces of everyone he came across. The India captain was even heard asking his teammates to put some colour on the face of Virat Kohli.

"Need To Be Realistic...": Rahul Dravid's Straight Answer To Question On Faltering Indian Batters

Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid feels that a "realistic" approach can help the batters perform well on the challenging tracks that are on offer during the ongoing India vs Australia Test series. Hosts India have only one century among top-order batters, scored by skipper Rohit Sharma, while Cheteshwar Pujara is the only other player with a 50-plus score. While admitting that the wicket has been challenging, Dravid said even a half-century or a nearby contribution could be really helpful on such tracks.

Australia Great Puts End To KL Rahul vs Shubman Gill Debate With This Unique Take

After facing a big defeat in the third Test of the four-match series against Australia, Team India is all geared up to face the Steve Smith-led side in the series finale from Thursday in Ahmedabad. In the first two matches, the Rohit Sharma-led side choose KL Rahul over young Shubman Gill in their Playing XI but the Karnataka opener could not produce satisfactory results. Gill was given a chance over Rahul in the third Test but he also failed to play a big knock. As the fourth Test is just around the corner, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting gave a new take on Rahul vs Gill debate and suggested that India should play both batters in the final match.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Lead India's Holi Celebrations In Team Bus

Team India is all geared up to face Australia in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy In Ahmedabad from Thursday. Despite facing a big defeat in the third Test, the Rohit Sharma-led side is leading 2-1 in the four-match series. As there are only two days left for the final Test, another thing which is just around the corner is the festival of Holi. As the entire country is preparing for the colourful festival, the players of the Indian team also did not shy away from celebrating the joyous occasion with each other.

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"Play More, Drink Less...": Mohammed Shami's Caption With Team India's Holi Video Amuses Netizens

"No Way In World...": Ricky Ponting's Stern Take On Ahmedabad Pitch For 4th Test

Pitch mystery adds to Ahmedabad Test intrigue as Australia look to level series

"One Of The Groundsmen Said...": Steve Smith's Big Revelation On Ahmedabad Pitch

Watch - "Virat Ko Laga": Rohit Sharma Spares No One As He Celebrates Holi With Teammates

"Need To Be Realistic...": Rahul Dravid's Straight Answer To Question On Faltering Indian Batters

Australia Great Puts End To KL Rahul vs Shubman Gill Debate With This Unique Take

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Lead India's Holi Celebrations In Team Bus