"En route Down Under" - Rohit Sharma bows to Virat Kohli in team bus and Shubman Gill shares hug with ex-captain as India jet off to Australia

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"En route Down Under" - Rohit Sharma bows to Virat Kohli in team bus and Shubman Gill shares hug with ex-captain as India jet off to Australia image

The Indian cricket team, led by new ODI captain Shubman Gill, jetted off to Australia on Wednesday, October 15 for their upcoming eight-game white-ball series.

The tour starts with a three-match ODI series, which will mark the comebacks of Indian cricket stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the international arena.

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The two legends last featured for the Men in Blue in the Champions Trophy earlier this year. Following the title win in UAE, Rohit and Virat announced their retirement from the Test format in the summer.

Ahead of their travel down under, BCCI shared some footage of the players bonding in the team hotel and later in the team bus. In the video shared by the board, new captain Gill can be seen hugging former skipper Sharma.

Before boarding the team, Sharma again can be seen bowing to his old friend and colleague Kohli to greet the fellow senior star. Gill also shook hands with Kohli upon boarding the bus.

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WATCH: Rohit Sharma bows to Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill shares a hug with ex-captain

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What next for the Indian cricket team?

The Indian ODI side will play the first match of the series against old foes Australia on Sunday, October 19 at the Perth Stadium.

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Ritabrata is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition