Indian Cricket Team Playing PUBG; Twitter Reminds Them It Is Cricket, Not PUBG World Cup

The Indian cricket team departed for England on Tuesday to participate in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which begins on May 30. The 15-member team along with the support staff had gathered at the Mumbai airport from where they took off. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also shared a few pictures of the team as they waited in the airport lounge. But in those pictures, the players look so engrossed on their respective gadgets that fans started doubting if they were again playing the PUBG game. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Indian Team Departs For England, View Pics of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and other Players Leaving From Mumbai Airport (View Pics & Video).

In a recent tweet shared by the BCCI, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal can be seen playing the popular game on their gadgets. MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are also seen using their tablets and they too are probably playing the same game.

Check Out This Tweet by BCCI:

Meanwhile, the fans were quick to find it out and hilariously trolled the Indian cricket team for playing PUBG despite the World Cup looming around. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Sachin Tendulkar’s Super Fan Sudhir Kumar Is Missing Little Master in Upcoming CWC, Finds Virat Kohli to Cheer For.

A Fan Was Surprised That the Indian Cricket Team Found Time to Play PUBG So Late at Night:

Another Fan Was Disappointed but Wished Them Luck:

Indian cricket team's love for PUBG game is not a secret. Recently left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in an interview with ESPNcricinfo revealed the name of few players who were best players of the PUBG game in the Indian cricket team. Dhoni and Chahal were certainly part of that team. So were Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav. MS Dhoni’s Role Massive in India’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Campaign, Says Ravi Shastri.

One Fan Pointed Out the PUBG Squad in the Indian Team:

Few Others Pointed Out Dhoni and Chahal:

Fans were also worried that Team India might forget about the Cricket World Cup and focus on PUBG. so they were quick to remind.

Not PUBG Tournament; It’s the Cricket World Cup:

Earlier also during the ODI series against the West Indies, the Indian cricket team players were seen playing PUBG at the Mumbai Airport lounge. BCCI had also shared a tweet on that.

Take A Look at the Tweet and PUBG's Cheeky Response:

In the end though, netizens admired the cricket players' love for the game and wished the Indian cricket team luck for the World Cup. India begins their World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5.

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