Video: Virat Kohli & Hardik Pandya Involved In Hilarious Exchange During Practice Session Ahead Of IND vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Clash

Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli were quite jovial during a practice session in Dubai as a video of the same surfaced on social media on February 28, Friday ahead of their final Champions Trophy group game against New Zealand. Pandya's hilarious walk especially went viral as he and Kohli shared a laugh immediately after that.

Both Kohli and Pandya have been integral in Team India's commanding wins over Bangladesh and Pakistan. Although the seam-bowling all-rounder went wicketless against Bangladesh in his four overs, he picked up two crucial ones against Pakistan to bowl the arch-rivals out for 241 within 50 overs. Kohli, meanwhile, fell for 22 against Bangladesh and plenty of questions came in about his approach against spin. However, the 36-year-old answered them in style with his 51st ODI ton against Pakistan.

Meanwhile, below is the video of Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli:

KL Rahul brushes aside fitness concerns around Rohit Sharma ahead of their final group-stage match

Meanwhile, keeper-batter KL Rahul has issued a significant update on Rohit Sharma's fitness ahead of their final group-stage game against New Zealand on Sunday. With Rohit struggling with hamstring issues during the Pakistan game, he wasn't quite 100% on the field. However, Rahul said the below during the presser on Friday:

"Fitness wise, there are no concerns about anyone missing a game as far as I know."

Should Rohit miss the game against the Black Caps as a precautionary measure, especially ahead of the semi-finals, Shubman Gill will lead the Men in Blue.