India train at Mirpur instead

Few fans tried to take a dig at India Test captain Virat Kohli in front of the main entrance of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur last afternoon chanting 'Anushka, Anushka' while the tourists' team bus entered the home of Bangladesh cricket.

"What I know is that it makes him angry," responded a teenage fan when asked about the reason behind the slogan. There was however no scope for Kohli to get angry as he was sitting in a sound-proof air-conditioned bus.

The relationship between Kohli, the golden boy of Indian cricket, and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is one of the biggest attractions outside the cricket field whenever India is involved in an international fixture.

It's not just the right-hander's performance on the field that has hogged the spotlight, but also his personal relationship with the Bollywood actress that has intrigued fans.

When Anushka was blamed for one of his off-days on the field, Kohli wasn't happy and he ensured to express that in a press conference later on.

The chants outside the stadium yesterday though didn't affect Kohli as he seemed to be in a good mood with his teammates during the two-hour practice in the scorching heat at the BCB Academy ground.

While the visitors initially wanted to train in Fatullah, they had to settle in Mirpur yesterday since the Tigers had their session there.

India's national cricket team reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in the morning without much attention as there wasn't any media activity at the airport.

EXIT MODI, ENTER KOHLI: India Test captain Virat Kohli (L) and his teammates along with team director Ravi Shastri (R) are seen on board a bus in Dhaka on Monday morning, a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also here on a two-day official visit, left the capital after a series of captivating events during his landmark maiden trip to Bangladesh. The Indian cricket team has come here to play one Test and three ODIs with the one-off five-day game starting at Fatullah tomorrow. PHOTO: BCB

After four hours' rest at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel they headed for Mirpur for their first practice session ahead of the one-off Test against the Tigers starting tomorrow at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium.

Though the Tigers were practicing at Fatullah, Bangladesh's ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was in Mirpur. He spent time with several Indian players as well as their team director Ravi Shastri. Mashrafe and Shastri seemed to have a fun chat regarding the road accident that the skipper was involved in.

After the Test match in Fatullah, the teams will face off in the three ODIs, all of which will take place in Mirpur.