New Delhi: Ahead of 3rd One Day International (ODI) match against New Zealand, star cricketers of team India visited the Ujjain’s famous Mahakaleswar temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain to offer prayers on Monday morning.

“We prayed for the speedy recovery of Rishabh Pant. His comeback is very important to us. We have already won the series against New Zealand, looking forward to the final match against them,” said Suryakumar Yadav.

Suryakumar Yadav along with Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sunder reached Mahakal temple to perform Baba Mahakal’s Bhasma Aarti and prayed for the speedy recovery of Indian batter Rishabh Pant who had recently met with an accident near Roorkee in Haridwar district.

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The players and supporting staff performed Mahakal’s Bhasma Aarti on the early hour of the morning at the temple. The players wore traditional attire – dhoti and angavastram – while posing with the staff of the Indian cricket team.

We prayed for the speedy recovery of Rishabh Pant. His comeback is very important to us. We have already won the series against New Zealand, looking forward to the final match against them: Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav pic.twitter.com/2yngbYZXfb

— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2023

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