Florida, Aug 24: After winning the Test series against West Indies, Team India left for the United States of America (USA) to play two T20 internation matches.
The Indian team led by Vice captain and Coach Anil Kumble arrived at Miami on Tuesday (Aug 23) while skipper MS Dhoni and pacer Jasprit Bumrah flew from India to join rest of the team.
Rest of the team mates, who were part of India's Test squad in West Indies, left for the USA from West Indies after registering their third consecutive Test series victory on Caribbean soil. India won the four Test series 2-0 after the fourth Test was abandoned due to rain.
WE ARE HERE #TeamIndiaInUSA - @imVkohli @anilkumble1074 pic.twitter.com/Yy5qTHPfYt
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 23, 2016
The BCCI informed on it's Twitter handle about Team India's arrival at USA where they will face World T20 champions West Indies at on August 27 and 28 in Florida's Fort Lauderdale.
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Earlier, India's Test captain Virat Kohli has asked fans to come to the ground in large numbers and support them, in a video posted on Team India's official Facebook page.
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The 14-member outfit will witness the return of as many as 11 regular players who were rested from the tour to Zimbabwe in May earlier this year.
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