Updated November 12th, 2019 at 15:07 IST

Gurpurab 2019: Virat Kohli, Dhawan among cricketers who wished fans

Gurpurab 2019: Cricket stars took to Twitter on Tuesday to wish their fans. The festival marks the birth of Guru Nanak Ji who was the first Sikh guru.

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November 12 marks the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti. The occasion which marks the birth of the first Sikh guru is a very auspicious day for the Sikh community, worldwide. Cricket stars took to Twitter on Tuesday to wish their fans and friends a Happy Gurpurab. Check out some of their wishes.

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Happy Gurpurab!

To the delight of many of their Sikh fans, cricketers like Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan posted on Twitter wishing for their fans to have a great day of festivities. Here are some of their wishes.

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India to play first-ever Day-Night Test

On Sunday, India won a hard-fought T20I series against Bangladesh and the two teams will now move on to playing two Test matches among which one will be the first-ever Day-Night Test match that India or Bangladesh will play. Virat Kohli will return to the helm of Indian affairs as the cricketer is reported to be back from the Bhutan trip. The Indian team is working hard to train for the pink-ball challenge and it is being reported that evening practices will be held against a black sight-screen at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. India will play the first Test at Indore on November 14 and the second Test at Eden Gardens on November 22. The second Test will be India's first attempt at a Day-Night Test match.

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Published November 12th, 2019 at 14:48 IST