Team India enjoys a day off on an island in Nevis

Published - 13 Jul 2016, 17:52 IST | Updated - 13 Jul 2016, 17:52 IST

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Earlier, MS Dhoni gave the advice to the Indian team members to enjoy their time in the Caribbean and don’t let the pressure mount. The Indian cricketers are doing the same right from the first day they had landed in West Indies. “All of you won’t have a very good series, some of you will fail. But with 17 Test matches, all of you will be successful. So, it’s important to enjoy the period which is tough. But till you stick together and till you enjoy as a group, I don’t think there’s anything that can stop you. So, make sure you have a lot of fun. That is something in Indian cricket we often don’t do.” Said MS Dhoni.

Team India spent an off day at the island, Nevis, with the complete support staff. The Virat Kohli-led team has played one warm-up match on the tour so far, and will play another one before the four-match Test series begins on July 21.

Newly appointed head coach Anil Kumble has made sure that the boys are not just sweating it out but also enjoying themselves. He has also introduced a special team bonding technique and has put in a lot of impetus in gelling the unit together before they start the tough tour.

Kumble was one of the firsts to share a picture from the island visit, with Test captain Kohli, he wrote: “With the skipper @imVkohli on a visit to Nevis @BCCI #TeamIndia”

With the skipper @imVkohli on a visit to Nevis @BCCI #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/NdnjCw8bf2
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) July 12, 2016

Later on, Kohli shared a video which shows the view of their travel. “Guys, we are here at the Carribean. Enjoying an off day with the boys..and I’m going to show you the view behind me. Look at that, that what I’m talking about,” he said.

Here is the video he shared on his Instagram account:

Thats what iam talkin about . Couldnt be a better team session. Brilliant sunny day ??????
A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Jul 12, 2016 at 6:47am PDT

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared a picture with KL Rahul and the support staff. The tweet read: “Rolling down to Nevis with the boys.”

Rolling down to Nevis with the boys?? pic.twitter.com/AevJvRthnC
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) July 12, 2016

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Cheteshwar Pujara shared a selfie with Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli.

Fun time with the boys @imVkohli @SDhawan25 @imjadeja @imShard @BCCI #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/yVKQdbRC9e
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) July 12, 2016

These kinds of sessions are extremely important to build the bonding within the team. The official Facebook page of the Indian cricket team shared more pictures from the visit.