Published 21:49 IST, May 22nd 2019

This picture of MS Dhoni playing PUBG with Chahal and Shami ahead of departure to England has got the fans talking

Team India departed for England from the Mumbai Airport for the World Cup 2019 in the early hours of Wednesday. Ahead of their flight, MS Dhoni, the 2011 World Cup-winning skipper, looked calm and composed and Mahi was seen playing, what it seems like the popular game 'PUBG', with other players.

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Team India departed for England from Mumbai Airport for World Cup 2019 in early hours of Wednesday. Ahe of ir flight, MS Dhoni, 2011 World Cup-winning skipper, looked calm and composed and was seen playing, what it seems like popular game 'PUBG' on his gget, with or players. Giving him company were Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

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picture garnered much attention from social media users after y saw cricketers playing PUBG. Re some responses here:

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Ahe of departure, Virat Kohli dressed a press briefing where he h stated that this will be a challenging World Cup and re will be room for complacency.

"You don't have any room for complacency that's why it is World Cup. That's why it is most important tournament in world and we expect that kind of pressure from first second of stepping onto field. We are t even gonna let ourselves think that may be from first week onwards we will get into it. , you have to arrive on day match rey, absolutely 100% match intensity, start from re and start building from re."

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Team India departed to England with aim of winning World Cup trophy for third time at 'Mecca of Cricket' in Lord's where 'Kapil's Devils' h created history by getting better of n mighty West Indies back in 1983 who were led by Clive Lloyd. India n h to wait for 28 long years to win ir second World Cup which y did it in style at iconic Wankhede Stium on April 2, 2011, under leership of MS Dhoni who played a splendid kck of an unbeaten 91. 

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 India will be playing two warm-up games. One against New Zealand on May 25 and or one will be against Banglesh on May 28. 

 ICC Cricket World Cup will be played in England and Wales from May 30-July 14.  host England and South Africa will play in World Cup curtain-raiser on May 30 at Oval. Team India kicks off its campaign against South Africa on June 5.

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