With rain forcing the Indian team to stay indoors, the team, led by Virat Kohli decided to visit the Indian High Commissioner's residence in London on Friday.
The team, along with the support staff, were pictured together with Indian High Commissioner Ruchi Ghanashyam in the images shared by both the BCCI and the High Commission’s social media handles.
Her Excellency Mrs. Ruchi Ghanashyam , the High Commissioner of India to the UK hosted Indian Cricket team to wish good luck for the World Cup.@RuchiGhanashyam @MEAIndia #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/697jtvFvIy
— India in the UK (@HCI_London) June 7, 2019
The Indian team's practice session on Friday was called off due to rain, leaving the Virat Kohli-led side with only one day to train ahead of Sunday's big-ticket World Cup showdown with Australia here.
#TeamIndia at the High Commissioner's residence in London today. pic.twitter.com/XptReRw1jw
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 7, 2019
India reached London from Southampton on Thursday, a day after beating South Africa by six wickets in their opener. India began their World Cup 2019 campaign on June 5, that is six days after the start of the tournament and registered a 6-wicket win over South Africa in their first match.