The Indian team players celebrated 71st Independence Day by hoisting the national flag in Kandy.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted "#TeamIndia gathered at Kandy to hoist the tricolour on the occasion of Independence Day #IndependenceDayIndia,"
The hoisting of the national flag was followed by the players and members of the support staff singing the national anthem.
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