Nov 6: After a good beginning to the ODI series against Pakistan, the Indian team today found themselves in a relaxing mood. Before the team’s departure for New Delhi, several members of the side took some time out to hang around at Guwahati.
Led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, three cricketers of Team India visited the shooting range of the 4th APBn at Kahilipara while former captain Sourav Ganguly and his junior team-mate Sreesanth offered prayers at the Kamakhya temple.
All members of the two teams, except Delhi players Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, spent the night in the city before taking a flight to New Delhi later today. Though most of the Pakistan team members preferred to stay back at their hotel, their Indian counterparts took some time out to enjoy.
Middle-order batsman Robin Utthapa went to the Nehru Stadium for a light work-out. He was accompanied by trainer Gregory King. Later Utthapa joined Dhoni, RP Singh, Murali Kartik and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad to the shooting range.
The local manager of the Indian cricket team, Bishnu Nunisha, who accompanied them to the shooting range, said that everyone enjoyed the one-and-a-half-hour trip very much.
On the other hand, Sourav Ganguly and S Sreesanth separately visited the famous Kamakhya temple and offer prayers there.
Sreesanth visited the temple early in the morning while Sourav entered the temple on his way to the airport.
The security personnel had a tough time to control the crowd at the Kamakhya temple, and Sourav had to wait for a few minutes before offering puja.
During his earlier visit to the city also, Sourav had offered puja to Goddess Kamakhya.
Source: The Sentinel
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