Upon arriving at his home city, Lucknow Super Veteran (LSG) tea started preparing for the new Indian Premier League season with a festive Holi festival at his hotel in Lucknow on Friday. The team absorbed itself at the festival, enjoying one day of ‘Masta and Dhammal’.
LSG’s new captain, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, along with vice-captain Nicolas Goran, Mentor Zaheer Khan, head coach Justin Langer, Assistant Coach Lance Clusner and Vijay Dahiya and other team members participated in the festival.
In the rhythm of DJ music and dhol drums, Pant and spinner Ravi Bishnoi took an edge, applying colors to his peers. He started implementing Gulal and then started celebrating the players to get wet with water and colors.
The fans commented on the lively pictures and videos of the players on Instagram, with a writing, “Rishabh means ‘Masta Toh Honi Hai’. Another fan, captain and vice-kapton referring to a picture of Vice-Captain said,” Brother Dono Hei Tabi, RP and NP. “
Langer made a dramatic entry as a ‘Nawabi don’, wearing a hat and colored wig and running a water gun. He fully matched the dance steps with batsman Himmat Singh. On the video, a fan posted, “Welcome to my India .. where foreigners are enjoying Indian songs and Indian Festival.”
Cluser sported a ‘desi avatar’ by sporting the blue wig. However, Bishnoi stole the show by playing The DHOL, and his video watched more than 6.3 million times in a few hours. Young batsman Ayush Badoni and all -rounder Arsin Kulkarni complemented him well. Paer Shamar Joseph of West Indies also attended the festival.
Everyone was wearing ethnic, which was soon drenched in Holi colors. In addition to playing with colors, he enjoyed traditional festive behavior such as Gujia and Jalebis. Vinay Chopra, Chief Operating Officer of LSG, wished the team, “This festival gives us an ideal start for our campaign.”
