Indian team Coach Rahul Dravid with captain Shikhar Dhawan in Colombo on Friday. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket

Xtra Time Web Desk: Shikhar Dhawan led Indian team on Friday started training after completing their mandatory hard quarantine in Colombo. Head Coach Rahul Dravid and Dhawan hogged all the limelight during the first training session. The former India captain is serving his maiden stint as the coach of the Indian team in the absence of regular coach Ravi Shastri who is now in England with the test squad.

The Indian team is currently touring the island nation to play a white ball series against Sri Lanka. The Indian team will play three ODIs and three T20Is against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium beginning from July 13.

Here are some pics from the Indian team’s first practice session in Colombo:

Indian team captain Shikhar Dhawan heading for the training session. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
Mumbai Indians duo Ishan Kishan and Krunal Pandya at the team's training session. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
Aewsome threesome: Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Kuldeep Yadav and Shikhar Dhawan during the Indian team's first training session in Colombo. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
Indian cricketers during their warm up session at the R Premadasa Stadium. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
Shikhar Dhawan doing some stretching exercises at the training . Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
EURO 2020 influence: Ishan Kishan tries some soccer during the practice session. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket
Coach and captain discussion strategies during the practice session. Image: Sri Lanka Cricket

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