Indian sports stars celebrate Holi

India's cricketers and hockey players had fun celebrating the Indian festival of colours. While the Indian men's cricket team celebrated inside their team bus, the eves were seen smearing colours to each other during their training session.

Published : Mar 24, 2016 17:31 IST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with colours rubbed on his left cheek, put up a selfie on his official Facebook page wishing his fans.

As many in India splashed colours over each other on the occasion of Holi, the country's sporting icons, too participated in the celebrations.

The Indian cricket team, who won a last-ball humdinger against Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 on Wednesday, celebrated inside the team bus. The women's team also had fun playing Holi ahead of their match against West Indies on Sunday.

Ahead of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016 (men) and Hawke’s Bay Cup 2016 (women), both the Indian men’s and women’s teams celebrated the Indian festival of colours with much fervour today. The teams are totally geared up to put forth their best performance in these upcoming tournaments.

The teams are currently training at the preparatory camp at SAI Centre, Bengaluru.