India vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya’s side gets 'warm and traditional' welcome in Rajkot ahead of 3rd T20I; watch video

India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the third T20I of a three-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday. The series is poised at 1-1 as the hosts won the opener by 2 runs, while Sri Lanka bounced back in the series with a 16-run win in the second T20I.

Notably, Hardik Pandya-led India arrived in Rajkot on Friday and they got a ‘warm and traditional welcome’ at their hotel.

In a video that was shared by the BCCI on their Twitter handle, the hotel management can be seen putting up a colorful cultural program that included dancing to folk music. Many players including Hardik and Surya Kumar Yadav were seen acknowledging the dancers. The Men in Blue were then welcome by the hotel staff with garlands.

Watch it here:

A warm and traditional welcome in Rajkot as #TeamIndia arrive for the third and final T20I, which will take place tomorrow!