Team India head coach made fans’ day, who were waiting outside the ICC Cricket Academy to have a look at their superstars from close quarters.
In a video posted by journalist Vimal Kumar on his YouTube channel, coach Gambhir was seen as the first one to get out of the team bus alongside batting coach Sitanshu Kotak.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Fans in numbers, braving the Dubai heat, were waiting patiently for Team India's bus to arrive and they asked for autographs.
Coach Gambhir made the day of the fans by signing autographs.
Meanwhile, the other coaching staff and cricketers, including the birthday boy
Shubman Gill, didn’t respond to the fans.
Left-arm seamer
Arshdeep Singh posed for photos. All-rounder Axar Patel was the other who acknowledged fans’ pleas and spared a few minutes to sign autographs and click a few photos before heading down for training.
The reigning champion India will launch their Asia Cup 2025 campaign on September 10 against tournament hosts United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium.
India is a part of Group A, alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, whom they will play on October 14, Oman, and the UAE. Pool B consists of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and Bangladesh.
Team India's final group-stage clash will be against Oman on September 19.
The Super Four stage of the tournament will kickstart from September 20 onwards. The top two teams from each group will play three games in Dubai to earn a spot in the title clash, scheduled for September 28.
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