File photo: MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
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The Indian cricket team that arrived here on Monday for their next two World Cup fixtures (Feb 28 vs UAE & March 6 vs WI) had the day off yesterday. (Complete coverage of World Cup 2015 )
The defending champions will train at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground this afternoon. (Also read: Dhawan most mentioned Indian cricket on Twitter )
Players were allowed to leave the team hotel for lunch yesterday and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was among the first to step out into the 41-degree heat. (Must read: Roger Federer sorry for 'Bleeding Blue' controversy )
Dhoni was accompanied by his deputy Virat Kohli and pace bowler Mohammad Shami as they left the hotel around 1:30pm.
Interestingly, Dhoni has always gone out with different members of his team during the off days of this World Cup.
A couple of days before the clash with arch-rivals Pakistan two Sundays ago, Dhoni had stepped out for a flamed grill chicken lunch with left-handed batsman Suresh Raina and left-arm spinner Axar Patel in Adelaide's Bank Street area.
Interesting exercise
Then, just before the Melbourne Cricket Ground fixture against South Africa, Dhoni with Raina and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja headed out to have some Mexican wraps and juice.
It is not known whether this is a deliberate attempt from the skipper to increase the bonding with his subordinates in a high-pressure event, but it's an interesting exercise anyway.
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