India team members return home from Australia

Mumbai: The Indian ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 team members, including skipper MS Dhoni and star batsman Virat Kohli, arrived home from Australia in batches and left for their respective destinations, Cricket Board sources said. While Dhoni landed in Delhi, Kohli, along with his actress girlfriend Anushka Sharma, and five players besides Team Director Ravi Shastri, touched down at the Mumbai International Airport.

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel also returned to Mumbai from Australia after India’s semi-final loss in the cricket’s showpiece event on March 26, the sources said. “By tonight all others, who have remained behind, would be back in India,” they informed. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final: Australia vs New Zealand, Preview

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Meanwhile the later stages of the Mushtaq Ali T20 inter-zonal knockout tournament, scheduled from April 1-7 at Cuttack, would be without a number of key players because of its proximity to the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) commencement.

“Players have been allowed to play for their respective state teams till April 4. After that they can join their respective IPL franchise teams,” Cricket Board sources told PTI on Saturday. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage