Indian skipper Virat Kohli thanked fans for their selfless support and love that holds equal importance in the success of Indian cricket over the years. The unconditional love that fans have shown has kept players motivated to win more matches for the nation.
Before the third match at Headingley, Virat Kohli shared an emotional message with fans and thanked them for their unconditional support. In the Instagram post, Kohli also shared a video of fans loudly singing the national anthem prior to a game.
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In the video, fans stood up with the Indian tricolour in hands and sang the national anthem with full enthusiasm and energy leaving goosebumps. He states that when a player witnesses something like this, he gets that extra push to achieve more for his country.
In the caption he wrote, “One of the best feelings watching this video! Thank you everyone for your constant and unconditional support for us. Your cheers and love motivates us to keep trying harder every time!”
India and England will go head to head in today’s encounter that acts as the series decider. England have won the toss and put India into bat.
England (Playing XI)- Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood,
India (Playing XI)- Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.