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England captain Eoin Morgan gives the thumbs up. Getty
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India captain Virat Kohli tests out his football skills during a warm-up session ahead of the first T20 match against England that takes place on March 12, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. PA
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Virat Kohli playing football with India teammates during training on March 8. AP
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India's Virat Kohli warms-up with a football. PA
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India's Shreyas Iyer, left and Shikhar Dhawan during training. AP
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India batsman Rohit Sharma playing football at training. AP
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India's Yuzvendra Chahal takes a fall. PA
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India captain Virat Kohli, right with teammates. AP
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India's Shreyas Iyer passes a football during training. AP
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India's Virat Kohli takes a breather. AP
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India captain Virat Kohli. PA
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India's Rahul Tewatia, left, and Shreyas Iyer. AP
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India's Virat Kohli goes for a jog during training. AP
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India captain Virat Kohli arrives at training. AP
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England's Jonny Bairstow arriving at training in Ahmedabad. AP
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England's Jos Buttler, right along-with support staff arriving at training. AP
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England's Sam Curran. AP
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England batsman Jason Roy. AP
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England fast-bowler Jofra Archer arrives for some batting practice. AP
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England's Moeen Ali, center, arrives at training. AP
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England captain Eoin Morgan gives the thumbs up. Getty
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India captain Virat Kohli tests out his football skills during a warm-up session ahead of the first T20 match against England that takes place on March 12, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. PA
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Virat Kohli playing football with India teammates during training on March 8. AP
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India's Virat Kohli warms-up with a football. PA
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India's Shreyas Iyer, left and Shikhar Dhawan during training. AP
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India batsman Rohit Sharma playing football at training. AP
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India's Yuzvendra Chahal takes a fall. PA
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India captain Virat Kohli, right with teammates. AP
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India's Shreyas Iyer passes a football during training. AP
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India's Virat Kohli takes a breather. AP
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India captain Virat Kohli. PA
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India's Rahul Tewatia, left, and Shreyas Iyer. AP
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India's Virat Kohli goes for a jog during training. AP
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India captain Virat Kohli arrives at training. AP
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England's Jonny Bairstow arriving at training in Ahmedabad. AP
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England's Jos Buttler, right along-with support staff arriving at training. AP
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England's Sam Curran. AP
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England batsman Jason Roy. AP
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England fast-bowler Jofra Archer arrives for some batting practice. AP
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England's Moeen Ali, center, arrives at training. AP
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England captain Eoin Morgan gives the thumbs up. Getty
Virat Kohli says no room for Ravichandran Ashwin in India's T20 plans
T20 series against England begins in Ahmedabad on Friday
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11 March, 2021
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