Team India cricket players spent the evening at a Lucknow multiplex watching Aditya Dhar’s movie Dhurandhar. In preparation for the fourth Twenty20 International match against South Africa, which is set for December 17 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, the team had landed in the city earlier that evening. The team chose to relax by watching the movie starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, and Sara Arjun after taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. For the 8:10 PM performance at the Phoenix Palassio mall multiplex, the full auditorium was reserved for the special guests.
For their movie outing, coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Suryakumar Yadav, vice captain Shubman Gill, and players like Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, and others were spotted dressed quite casually. They were also accompanied for the film by South African bowling coach Morne Morkel of India. The South African team is staying at the Hotel Renaissance, while the Indian team got into the Hyatt Regency Hotel after arriving at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. On Tuesday, both teams are expected to practice at the Ekana Stadium.
The stadium is prepared to host the international game on Wednesday. T-shirt vendors have already begun setting up makeshift booths along the stadium’s perimeter. To control the anticipated crowd and guarantee the teams’ and spectators’ safe entry and departure, special traffic management strategies are also in place. India prevailed in the first game, but the visitors’ victory in the second game tied the series. The hosts will now try to finish the series with another victory after winning the third T20I International by a commanding seven wickets.
